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American Government and the Constitution Lecture Four (view source)
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What is the source of the phrase "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" come? George Mason, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, suggested it. In English law it mean crimes against government that were committed by public officials.
What is the source of the phrase "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" come? George Mason, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, suggested it. In English law it mean crimes against government that were committed by public officials.
Many States have used impeachment proceedings under their State constitutions in order to remove high-ranking government officials.<ref>http://ncpedia.org/impeachment</ref>
Many States have used impeachment proceedings under their State constitutions in order to remove high-ranking government officials.<ref>http://ncpedia.org/impeachment</ref> In 2009, the Illinois House of Representatives impeached, and the Illinois Senate unanimously removed from office, former [[Governor of Illinois]] [[Rod Blagojevich]] on corruption charges.
== Habeas Corpus ==
== Habeas Corpus ==