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2003-11-10 |
CARPIO MORALES, J. |
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| The first state constitutions relied heavily on common law traditions and the experience of colonial government.[15] In each state, the Constitution provided for a Chief Executive, a legislature and a judiciary.[16] Almost all of the Constitutions provided for impeachment.[17] There were differences in the impeachment process in the various states.[18] Even the grounds for impeachment and their penalties were dissimilar. In most states, the lower house of the legislature was empowered to initiate the impeachment proceedings.[19] In some states, the trial of impeachment cases was given to the upper house of the legislature; in others, it was entrusted to a combination of these fora. [20] At the national level, the 1781 Articles of Confederation did not contain any provision on impeachment.[21] | |||||