Question

Where did impeachment originate, and how does it different in the United States?

Answer 1

The concept of impeachment originated in England and was adopted by many of the American colonial governments and state constitutions.


it differs in the united states because Impeachment in the United States is the process by which a legislature (usually in the form of the lower house) brings charges against a civil officer of government for crimes alleged to have been committed, analogous to the bringing of an indictment