2. THE CONSTITUTION
The constitution is the supreme law of a state
or country with sovereign right. It is the
established organization approved by law.
On December 6, 1978 King Juan Carlos
sanctioned the Spanish Constitution. After
the 1977 elections, a constitutional
commission was created to draft the
constitution and when they finished after
many months of work, a referendum was
convened to approve it into law in 1978.
3. CHARACTERS
Juan Carlos the First: He was king of Spain
from 1975 to 2014. He sanctioned the
Spanish constitution in 1978.
Gabriel Cisneros Laborda: He belonged to
the “Union de Centro Democrático party
(UCD). He took part in the drafting of the
constitution. He was a member of
parliament and Director of Social Services
in the departments of Interior and Health,
positions which he occupied until 1979.
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5. Manuel Fraga Iribarne:Member of
parliament for Alianza Popular party
(AP), of which he was a founding father.
He was Minister for the departments of
information and Tourism during the
Franco regime. He was also a Spanish
ambassador in London, vice president
of the Spanish Internal affairs
department and a member of
parliament during the Spanish
transition.
6. Gregorio Peces Barba
Martinez:During the drafting of
the Spanish constitution he was
a member of the Partido
Socialista Obrero Español
(PSOE) party. He held important
positions during his career such
as president of parliament or
general secretary in the Institute
of Human Rights.
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8. TYPES
Constitutions according to origin
Constitutions according to procedures of
reform
Constitutions according to its external form
Constitutions according to the form of
government.
Constitutions according to territorial structure
of power.
