The politic in Spain

The politic in Spain

1. the Spanish constitution

   • Most democracies have got a constitution.A constitution is a document that explains the laws and principles than govern the country.The Spanish constitution was approved by the Spanish citizens in a referendum in 1978
     • contains
       • individual rights, responsibilities, how the national and regional, governments function and the separation of powers

2. The Powers

   • Executive
     • national government
       • Ministers: education, economy, health, etc.
       • Head of the government: prime minister
       • The Goverment implements the law. It is responsible for government plans and actions within the country and also regarding other countries. It is also responsible for civil and military administration and defence.
   • Legislative
     • Parliament (Las Cortes Generales)
       • Congress (El Congreso de los Diputados)
         • Congress introduce, debate and pass laws. Congress has got 350 deputies.
       • The Senate (El Senado)
         • The Senate approves, amends or rejects laws passed by Congress. The Senate has got 260 senators.
   • Judicial
     • Judiciary
       • Judges and magistrates
         • The judiciary decides when a law has been broken and determines the punishment.

3. the democracy

   • Are 2 types of democracy
     • direct democracy: the citizens participate directly in the decision making process
     • representative democracy: voters elect their representatives, who then make the decisions
       • voted every four years
       • people votes from 18 years

4. Autonomous communities

   • Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities. There are 2 autonomous cities in North Africa.The autonomous communities are made up of one or more provinces.There are 50 provinces in total
     • Galicia,Asturias,Cantabria,País Vasco,La Rioja,Navarra,Castilla y León,Aragón,Cataluña,Madrid,Valencia,Castilla la Mancha,Extremadura,Murcia y Andalucía
     • Ceuta and Melilla

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