Page 8 - Three Branches News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Jacinda Ardern superimposed over US Constitution Photo: VNP New Zealand’s own constitution shifted a little in a similar direction in 2015 (though not so seismically), and Parliament is now exploring how to adjust to the new landscape. The change was caused by a court case between a prisoner and the crown (Taylor v Attorney General) about the right to vote. In its decision the High Court decided it had the right to declare a law inconsistent with another nominally ‘higher’ law, the Bill of Rights.  The then government appealed that adoption of a new power but the Supreme Court agreed ...

Playlist. Right now, the podcast is tackling the three branches of government in bite sized policy interviews on Instagram with the women who will be making policy in the new administration. Based on these conversations and the hard-hitting political questions I get from my 2- and 4-year-old, I’ve broken down the branches of government. What are the three branches of government?  The federal government, which runs the whole country, includes three different groups, or branches, that are separate but all have equal power. Each branch functions in a different way but toge...