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.
Defense Support of Civil Authorities, often referred to as civil support or DSCA, is DOD support, including federal military forces, the Departmentâs career civilian and contractor personnel, as well as DOD agency and component assets, for domestic emergencies and for designated law enforcement and other activities.