<span>It brings charges against an official to remove him or her from office.
The House of Representatives is the direct line and representation of the people and therefore that body has been given the power to charge an official of an impeachable crime. Investigative committees are then created and the trial is held in the Senate to determine if the person should be impeached, meaning they acknowledge that person has done something criminal or offensive to the office they hold.</span>
The States are allowed to find solution and make a decision about the issue. There are equal powers with the Federal and States therefore, the issue can be debated. Since federal powers are superior, the Constitution makes the decision. The national government shall create specific rules for each of the States.
The American Revolution can be interpreted as a ploy by upper-middle class landowners and merchants to become the masters of their own destiny, not subservient to a King across an ocean.