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POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF SPAIN - Coggle Diagram
POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF SPAIN
THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION
The Constitution was approved on 6 December 1978.The Constitution is a document that presents the most important principles and values of the country.The highest values of the legal system are freedom,justice,equality and political pluralism.
Democratic state
: citizens have the power to vote fora representative government.
Parliamentary monarchy
: The king is the Head of State,but the parliament makes and approves laws
Territorially decentralised state:
This outlines the right of the autonomous communities to self-govern
THE SPANISH STATE SYMBOLS
There are three official symbols of the Spanish state
The Flag
: has three horizontal stripes: red yellow and red.
The national anthem
: is called the Marcha Real and it has no words.
The coat of arms
: is made up of six other coats of arms.It has the Spanish national motto Plus Ultra.The ribbon which has the motto,is wrapped around the pillars of Hercules.The four coats of arms in the centre represent Castilla,León,Aragón and Navarra.
POWER DIVISION
The constitution establishes three powers.
Legislative power
: the parliament writes the laws.It is made up of the Congress(the lower hause)and the Senate(the upper hause).Members of Congress are called deputies and members of the Senate are Senators.
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Executive power
: the members of the Congress select a Prime Minister.The Head of Government and he or she appoints the Ministers.The official workplace and home of the Prime Minister is the palacio de Moncloa.
Judicial power
: who work in the courts make sure people respect and obey the law.The highest court for all matters not relating to the Constitution is the Supreme court.The Constitutional court makes sure that the laws passed in parliament are in accordance with the Constitution.
THE SPANISH MONARCHY
As Head of State, king Felipe VI does not make any laws.He represents Spain in international relations.He is also commander in chief of the Spanish Armed Forces.
The Constitution permits a female heir to the throne if she has no brothers.
Spain is a parliamentary monarchy, which means the king or queen is the Head of State,but parliament makes and approves laws.
The princess of Asturias,Leonor,is heir to the throne after her father