Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities. Each autonomous community is further divided into provinces, which are in turn divided into cities and villages. The Spanish Constitution established Spain as a parliamentary monarchy and democracy. Key symbols of Spain include the red and yellow flag with a central shield, and the royal anthem "The Royal March."

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