Impeachment is analogous to indictment in regular court proceedings; trial by the other house is analogous to the trial before judge and jury in regular courts. Typically, the lower house of the legislature impeaches the official and the upper house conducts the trial.
At the federal level of government, agencies such as the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigate claims of civil rights violations and discrimination.
Civil religion. a set of sacred beliefs so commonly accepted by most people that it becomes part of the national culture. Religion. a system of beliefs and practices around sacred things; a set of shared âstoriesâ that guide belief and action. Advertisement )