United States
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal republic with a strong federal tradition
- CONSTITUTION
- September 17, 1787, in effect from March 4, 1789
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- federal court system based on English common law. Each state has its own legal system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts; state and county courts
RELIGIONS
51.3% Protestants; 23.9% Catholics; 1.7% Mormons; 1.6% other Christians; 1.7% Jews; 0.7% Muslims; other unspecified or no religion
From the country
- MAY 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Parole Board recommended that Shawn Hawkins, 42, black, be spared execution.
USA - Ohio. The Parole Board recommended that Shawn Hawkins, 42, black, be spared execution.
MAY 6, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYBIN LADEN: HANDS OFF CAIN- WE DO NOT SHARE OBAMA'S OPINION
“Regarding Osama Bin Laden, we know too little to say if it was an ‘extra-judicial execution’ or an act of ‘legitimate defence’,” Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia said.
- APRIL 22, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
- APRIL 20, 2011United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
- APRIL 17, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
APRIL 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTYBRITAIN BANS EXPORT TO US OF EXECUTION DRUGS
Britain is to ban the export to the US of three pharmaceutical drugs that are used to execute prisoners on death row, business secretary Vince Cable has said.
APRIL 14, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYPACE URGES BELARUS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on
- APRIL 12, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states not to use Danish Pentobarbital
USA - Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states not to use Danish Pentobarbital
APRIL 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DENMARK'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SHE WILL URGE U.S. STATES NOT TO USE DANISH PENTOBARBITAL
Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states such as Texas and Ohio to stop using
- APRIL 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
APRIL 7, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIRM TO STOP SELLING EXECUTION DRUG TO US PRISONS
An Indian drug company that supplied a key execution drug to U.S. prisons has decided to halt future sales following objections from death-penalty opponents.
- APRIL 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration