...Jersey Constitution of 1 844, Article 3, Section 1, read: "1. The powers of the government shall be divided into three distinct departments — the legislative, executive and judicial; and no person or persons belonging to, or constituting one of these departments, shall exercise any of the powers properly...

..."separation of powers" doctrine. Article II, Section i, establishes that "the powers of government are divided into three distinct departments, the legislative,...power properly belonging to either of the others." Despite numerous amendments to the constitution of 1875, it remains a reflection of Nebraskans' desire...