3. How is Spain organised?
SPANISH
CONSTITUTION
Monarch:HeadofState(symbolic)PrimeMinister/PresentoftheGovernment
Politicalparties:electionsParliament: Congreso de los Diputados
5. HowisSpainorganised?
The Spanish Constitution (approved in 1978) is the
most important law in the country.
The Spanish Constitution (approved in 1978) is the
most important law in the country.
A CONSTITUTION is a legal document
where a set of laws are established
which defines how a State is organized,
what type of government it has and
what rights and responsibilities
the citizens have.
6. Types or forms of GOVERNMENTS
A form of government is how the power of a state
is organised (the way people control the country)
TOTALITARIANISM
(no freedom)
TOTALITARIANISM
(no freedom)
DEMOCRACY
(freedom)
DEMOCRACY
(freedom)
MONARCHY
REPUBLIC
PARLIAMENTARY
MONARCHY
ABSOLUTE
MONARCHY
DICTATORSHIP
7. Typesorformsof GOVERNMENTS
TOTALITARIANISM: absolute control by
government. There isn’t freedom.
Dictatorship (dictadura): is a FORM OF
GOVERNMENT where Everything is controlled by a person (
dictator) or organization.
-Absolute monarchy (monarquía absolutista):
Everything is controlled by the monarchy (Catholic
Monarchs).
9. Types or forms of GOVERNMENTS
DEMOCRACY: is a form of government in which
people choose their leaders (politicians)by voting
Republic: democratic state without monarchy. It is a form of
government in which power resides in elected individuals (politicians)
representing the citizens.
PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY is a form of government in which the
powers of the Monarch is restricted by a Constitution. They don’t have real power
over laws or the governing the country. They are a symbol/representative of the country.
10. DEMOCRACY
FELIPE VI
Head of the State of a
Parliamentary monarchy
Emanuel Macron
President of the French
Republic
12. - Spain has a king who is the HEAD OF STATE
(he can’t pass the laws) but there is PARLIAMENT that is
responsible for making and approving new laws.
The Constitution
-Spain is a democratic State (freedom) with a
parliamentary monarchy and a natinoal sovereignty
Government
- The crown is hereditary (passed from parents to
children).
13. The Constitution
Spain is divided in 17 Autonomous Communities and 2
Autonomous Cities (Ceuta and Melilla)
These Autonomous Communities are governed
by their Statutes of Autonomy (it defines their names,
boundaries, symbols and language).
Autonomous Communities are divided into
provinces and municipalities.
Organisation
14. Spanish flag
The Constitution
Symbols
Coat of arms National
anthem:
Marcha Real
Castilian(castellano): Official Language of the State
Euskera (País Vasco) Galego
(Galicia)
Catalán
(Cataluña)
16. The Spanish Constitution
Some important RIGHTS:
We have the right to have an adequate house.
Weareallequal(equality).Discriminationis forbidden.
Wehavetherighttobeprotectedbythelaw(justice/legalprotection)
Wehavetherighttousepublicservices(educationandhealth)
Wehavetherighttochoosewheretolive,workandtravelfreely
We have the right to vote and elect leaders.
Freedom of speech and peaceful protest
17. The Spanish Constitution
Some important responsibilities:
We HAVE TO pay taxes to pay for public services.
We HAVE TO take care of the environment
We HAVE TO respect the law.
WeHAVETOrespectotherpeople’sbeliefs,culture,languageandreligion
We HAVE TO protect the respect the public services
18. The Constitution
• According to the CONSTITUTION Spanish Citizens over
18 have the right to vote.
• Elections happens every 4 years. Before elections,
political parties campaign and explain their ideas.
• People vote by secret ballot. So they have to take a
ballot paper, choose their political party and put in
inside an envelope so that no one can see it.
Elections
19. Ballot paper
You put a mark next
to the politial party
you want to vote for
Finally,youputthispaperinaenvelope
sonobodycanseeyourelection
20. THE STATE
The Constitution
(Sets 3 powers)
Executive Power
Government
(organises the country
and proposes
ideas/laws)
Legislative
Power
Parliament
(develops laws
proposed by the
government)
Judicial Power
Justice (monitors if
laws follow the
Constitution)
21. Executive Power
Government: governs and
organises the country
Government: governs and
organises the country
PresidentPresident MinistersMinisters
22. The executive power: Government
• The party that gets the most votes forms the
government.
• The President or Prime Minister is selected by
the member of the Parliament. She or HE is the
head of the government.
• The Presidents chooses the ministers who will
help him/her.
23. The executive power: Government
There are ministers for different areas. They
propose ideas that are voted/approved or not in
the Parliament. In Spain there are 16 ministries.
Minister of
Interior
Minister of
justice
Minister of
Science and
Innovation
Minister of
Education
Minister of
Foreign Affairs
25. Legislative Power
Parliament: represents all the Spanish
citizens. It is divided in 2 chambers
Congress
Deputies
(members of the
congress)
Senate
Senators
(members of the
senate)
26. LEGISLATIVE POWER
The Parliament in Spain is also called Cortes
Generales.
Its function is to represent all the citizens.
The lower chamber:
The Congress of Depueties (Congreso
de los Diputados)
The upper chamber: The
Senate (el Senado)
The members are called
Depueties (diputados)
They approve or veto laws. Belong to
different political parties and their number
depends on tjhe number of votes they received
in the elections
The members are called
Senators (Senadores)
They make sure the Autonomous
Communities follow the Constitution
They can pass the laws but they
can not veto them
31. Decides if the laws
follow the
Constitution.
Accepts or reject
sentences
approved in lower courts.
Justice CHECKS if laws and everyone
follows the Constitution
JUDICIAL POWER
Judges and magistrates work in courts and tribunals
to make sure that laws are obeyed
The Supreme Court
(Tribunal Supremo)
The Constitutional Court
(Tribunal Constitucional)
