Spain is a constitutional monarchy led by King Felipe VI, with a government that follows a constitution established in 1978. The constitution outlines Spain's democratic principles of liberty, justice, and equality and can be changed by the General Courts, made up of the Congress of Deputies and Senate. Executive power lies with the Council of Ministers, led by the Prime Minister chosen by the King. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities, each with their own regional government responsible for services like education and healthcare.

2. How We Organize
Our Country

3. How is Spain led?
• Spain is a constitutional monarchy.
• This means there is a government which follows a constitution and is led by the King.
King Felipe VI of Spain was coronated in 2014

4. What is the Spanish constitution?
• The Spanish constitution is a document telling the government how to run the country.
• In October 1978, the General Court agreed to the constitution.
• Then the Spanish citizens agreed in December that same year.
• Some of the important points of the constitution are: liberty, justice and equality.

5. Who is in charge of the constitution?
• The General courts (Cortes Generales) are able to change the constitution.
• The General courts are made up of:
1. The Congress of Deputies 2. The Senate
• The Congress of Deputies has 350 members. Every four
years, new members are chosen.

6. People with Executive Power
• Executive power means the highest level of power over a government.
• In Spain, The Council of Ministers has executive power, and makes decisions and laws.
• The Prime Minister of Spain leads the council and he/she is chosen by the King.
This is the current Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez

7. How is Spain organized geographically?
• Spain is divided into 17 different areas, called Autonomous Communities.
• There are also 2 autonomous cities; Melilla and Ceuta.
• Each autonomous community has its own climate, culture and traditions.

8. How are these communities organized?
• Each autonomous community has a regional government and parliament.
• Every community is responsible for their schools, healthcare, universities and culture.
• There are also 50 provinces. Provincial governments have less power than autonomous
ones.
Each province is named after the most important city within it.