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
- AUGUST 7, 2008HondurasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Honduras' government protested Thursday's execution in Texas of Heliberto Chi.
USA - Honduras' government protested Thursday's execution in Texas of Heliberto Chi.
- AUGUST 6, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said it sent a note of protest to the U.S. State Department about the Medellìn case.
USA - Texas. Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said it sent a note of protest to the U.S. State Department about the Medellìn case.
- AUGUST 5, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas executed José E. Medellín
USA - Texas executed José E. Medellín
JULY 28, 2008United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTYUSA. BUSH OKS DEATH PENALTY FOR EX-SOLDIER
US President George W Bush approved the death penalty for a soldier of Pvt. Ronald A. Gray, convicted by court-martial of two homicides and three rapes at Fort Bragg, N.C. in 1986-87.
- JULY 24, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The time prisoners spend on death row has nearly doubled during the past 2 decades
USA - The time prisoners spend on death row has nearly doubled during the past 2 decades
- JULY 17, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas Turns Aside Pressure on Execution of 5 Mexicans
USA - Texas Turns Aside Pressure on Execution of 5 Mexicans
JULY 16, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTYICJ RULES AGAINST IMMINENT EXECUTION OF MEXICANS IN US
the International Court of Justice ordered the United States to do all it can to
- JULY 14, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Obama favours execution of bin Laden
USA - Obama favours execution of bin Laden
- JULY 11, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA/MEXICO - The World Court said it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U.S. executions of 5 of its citizens
USA/MEXICO - The World Court said it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U.S. executions of 5 of its citizens
- JUNE 30, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a preliminary statement issued after completing an official visit to the US
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in a preliminary statement issued after completing an official visit to the US
- JUNE 28, 2008GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German politicians across the political spectrum responded...
German politicians across the political spectrum responded...
- JUNE 25, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Louisiana statute that allowed the death penalty for the rape of a child where the victim did not die
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Louisiana statute that allowed the death penalty for the rape of a child where the victim did not die