The constitution is a document that directs how a government can implement public power. It provides for structure of the organisation and defends the rights of people in the nation. The constitution is a record of the state providing for the rule of law. In government it establishes the legislative, executive and judicial branches. A constitution can be written as a single document like it is in most countries, like the US and Australia, or it can be ‘unwritten’, meaning it is made up of a variety of laws, court judgements and other government documents, like it is in New Zealand and Great Britain. Written constitutions are generally enforceable by the Judiciary. The New Zealand constitution reflects and establishes that the country is a monarchy,