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
- NOVEMBER 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case
USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case
- NOVEMBER 10, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: WASHINGTON SNIPER IS PUT TO DEATH
The man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in and around Washington DC was executed after a final appeal was thrown out. John Allen Muhammad's lawyers say he was mentally ill, but Virginia Governor Tim Kaine rejected a plea for clemency.
OCTOBER 28, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYEU AND US SEAL EXTRADITION PACT
The United States and European Union signed an extradition agreement that allows EU nations to refuse to
- OCTOBER 23, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
EU WILL NOT EXTRADITE SUSPECTS WHO FACE DEATH PENALTY IN US
The European Union finalized an extradition deal with the United States that excludes suspects who may
- OCTOBER 20, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Doing away with capital punishment can potentially save states in the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to a new DPIC study
USA - Doing away with capital punishment can potentially save states in the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to a new DPIC study
- OCTOBER 13, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Uniform Crime Report Finds Murder Rates Declined in 2008
USA - FBI Uniform Crime Report Finds Murder Rates Declined in 2008
- OCTOBER 13, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll: most Americans still back death penalty
USA - Gallup Poll: most Americans still back death penalty
OCTOBER 6, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: NO DEATH PENALTY FOR US EMBASSY BOMB SUSPECT
The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Death Row Database Now Available
USA - New Death Row Database Now Available
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: LINDA CARTY FACES EXECUTION AFTER LOSING APPEAL
Linda Carty, a British citizen on Death Row in Texas, USA, could be executed within months after having
- JULY 22, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Innocence Project has released a new report pointing to the problems with eyewitness identifications
USA - The Innocence Project has released a new report pointing to the problems with eyewitness identifications
- JULY 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty