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A Supreme Court Associate Justice, Justice A., is accused by the House of Representatives of two impeachable offenses: (i) soliciting a bribe in exchange for rendering a favorable disposition in a pending matter, and (ii) using his position to direct a government procurement to a firm in which he or a close family member holds substantial shares. After due process, the House adopts two articles of impeachment and transmits them to the Senate. The Senate convicts and removes the Justice from office and disqualifies him from future public service.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on impeachment and assess whether the House’s act to initiate impeachment is proper under the Constitution. (b)What is the effect of a conviction by the Senate on the official’s office and his future eligibility for public office? (c)Can the same acts be the basis of criminal charges in the ordinary courts? Explain your answer with the governing rationale.