My country

1. 5 T H P R I M A RY - S O C I A L S C I E N C E
U N I T 3
SPAIN

2. ORGANIZATION OF SPAIN
 Spain is a COUNTRY
 Spain is divided in AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES
 There are 17 autonomous communities
 There are 2 autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla
 Each autonomous community is divided in
PROVINCES
 There are 50 provinces in Spain
 The provinces are divided in CITIES or VILLAGES

3. ORGANIZATION OF SPAIN
 Spain is my COUNTRY
 Extremadura is my AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY
 Caceres is my PROVINCE
 Coria is my CITY

4. LAW
• The Spanish Constitution is the most
important law of Spain.
• It was signed the 6th of December in
1978
• Spain is a democracy
• Spain is a parliamentary monarchy

5. DEMOCRACY
• The citizens choose their representatives to direct the
country
• The citizens that have more than 18 years can vote the
representative to rule in the Parliament

6. PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY
• Monarchy: there is a king
- The king of Spain is Felipe VI
• Parliamentary: the king doesn’t govern,
it’s the Parliament.
- The Parliament is composed of
diputies and senators

7. THE 3 AUTHORITIES OF SPAIN
 LEGISLATIVE POWER: It creates and approves the law
EXECUTIVE POWER: It takes care that the laws are
carried out
JUDICIARY POWER: It takes out the fulfillment of the
law

8. THE KING
 The king of Spain is Felipe VI
 Their functions are:
 Respect their citizens
 Defend the constitution
 Represent Spain abroad

9. THE SYMBOLS OF SPAIN
There are some symbols that
represent the country of Spain
 The flag
 The shield
 The anthem

10. FLAG
• The flag of Spain is red and yellow and in the middle
there is a shield

11. SHIELD
• It has a real crown on the top
• Two greek columns
• 5 shields of the 5 kingdoms of Spain:
• Castilla
• Leon
• Aragon
• Navarra
• Granada

12. ANTHEM
• It is a piece of music called The Royal March

13. QUESTIONS
• What day was signed the Spanish Constitution?
• Who is the king of Spain?
• What are the 3 powers of Spain?
• How many provinces are there in Spain?
• What’s the name of your autonomous community?
• What is a parliamentary monarchy?
• What are the symbols of Spain?

14. ACTIVITIES
1. Make a mind map writing the most important
information that you have learned about Spain