What two "executive powers" are held by the senate? what is the role of the house and senate in the impeachment process?

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Cody Houston

12 November, 09:38

What two "executive powers" are held by the senate? what is the role of the house and senate in the impeachment process?

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The Senate has the following "executive powers"

1) Ability to impeach a government official.

2) Ability to investigate wrongdoings of a government official (like the President).

In the impeachment process, the House of Representatives is the group of people who can officially charge a person with a crime. The Senate, on the other hand, conducts the actual impeachment trials. The Senate acts like the judge and jury does in a normal court case. In this scenario, the House of Representatives would be the prosecuting lawyer.