Unit 6: Spain´s organisation
Spain is located in the southwest of Europe
and It´s organised into Autonomous Cities and Autonomous Communities.
The Communities are divided into provinces and they are divided into
municipalities.
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Municipalities: They have one or more cities governed by
a City council. The area that belongs to the municipality is called
municipal district.
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Provinces: They are a group of municipalities
related geographically or historically.
In Spain there are 50 provinces.
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Autonomous
Communities: They are
a group of provinces related geographically, linguistically or historically.
They are governed by the Statute of Autonomy.
The municipal government: Composed by The Mayor (or Mayoress) and the councilors.
They are elected in municipal elections by the people who live in the
municipality every four years and they organise the public services.
The autonomous government: it´s formed by the autonomous parlament,
the government council and the Court of Justice.
The Spanish Government
The Constitution defines Spain as a Democratic State whose Sovereignty
resides in the people. Spain is organized as a constitutional monarchy.
The Institutions of Spain are:
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The
Head of State: It´s the King
who represent Spain and is the Armed Forces commander-in-chief.our
king is Felipe VI.
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The
Central Government:
It constitutes the executive power. It´s formed by the President and
the ministers. The President is chosen by the people and the ministers
proposed by the President.
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The
Parliament holds the legislative power and it´s formed by two chambers: The Congress of
Deputies and the Senate.
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The
Courts of Law: They are the
judicial power. They enforce laws and resolve disputes. In Spain
we have the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court.
