If your 2003 Impala had a low pressure switch it would shut off the compressor if the low side pressure got to low. This would indicate that there is not enough refrigerant in the system an therefore not enough oil flow through the compressor so the compressor is shut down.
The high pressure switch, if your impala had one, would turn on the fan once the a/c pressure on the high side reached a certain pressure.
Switches are just that, they are either on or off. A low pressure is normally on and a high pressure is normally off (this can vary greatly depending on the car).
Your impala uses a pressure sensor. The sensor reports actual pressure data to the PCM which combines info from other sensor to determine what should be turned on and when.
Hope that helps. If you have any questions let me know and I'll see if I can answer them for you.
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