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
- OCTOBER 12, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The ABA held a conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta...
The ABA held a conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta to again urge attorneys, judges, and policymakers to support a moratorium on executions
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In an "open letter to the people of the United States...
In an "open letter to the people of the United States of America," Mrs
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives...
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives released the results of a 802 voters poll by Peter Hart Research and American Viewpoint showing: 64% of Americans support a moratorium on executions until issues of fairness in capital punishment can be
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Racial and geographic disparities in the death penalty
Racial and geographic disparities in the death penalty
- AUGUST 2, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Harris poll found that support for the death penalty...
A Harris poll found that support for the death penalty dropped to 64% this year, down from 75% in 1997 and 71% in 1999
- JULY 27, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union, in a demarche made at the White...
The European Union, in a demarche made at the White House with President Clinton's Chief Counsel Beth Nolan, called on the federal authorities not to break a de facto moratorium on the federal death penalty of almost forty years and to grant Mr
- JULY 27, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A nation-wide NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll found...
A nation-wide NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll found that, in light of the many innocent inmates released from death row, 63% of voters favored a suspension of the death penalty until questions about its fairness can be studied
- JULY 11, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The American Bar Association's new President, Martha...
The American Bar Association's new President, Martha Barnett, urged the legal profession to support a moratorium on executions
- JUNE 30, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll shows that only a slim...
A CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll shows that only a slim majority (51%) of Americans believe the death penalty is applied fairly
- JUNE 23, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Gary Graham was executed by the state of Texas, despite...
Gary Graham was executed by the state of Texas, despite claims that he was innocent
- JUNE 23, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
United States prosecutors were given permission by the U
United States prosecutors were given permission by the U
- JUNE 21, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Al Gore interjected himself Wednesday into the death-penalty...
Al Gore interjected himself Wednesday into the death-penalty maelstrom surrounding Republican rival George W