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When was the Constitution written?
In 1978
What are the 4 levels in which Spanish territory is organized?
State - autonomous community - province - municipality
Galicia is a(n) ..... / Fuenlabrada is a(n) ..... / Almería is a(n) .......
Autonomous community / Municipality / Province
Name the frontiers of Spain
Morocco, Andorra, France and Portugal
What is the main difference between the Head of State and Head of Governement?
Head of State is hereditray, belongs to the royal family, and Head of Government is elected every 4 years.
Name 5 democratic principles
freedom, justice, respect, equality, right to vote, right to education...
What is a parliamentary monarchy?
A political system where the power is divided between the king/queen and the three political powers: legislative, executive and judicial
What is the difference between rights and duties?
Rights: what people are allowed to do, entitled to do. Duties: obligations, responsibilities
Name 4 principles that are common in ANY democracy
Human rights, active political participation, equality and balance of power
Which document recognizes human rights?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What does active political participation mean?
That citizens can vote +18, they hae the right to secret ballot and everybody can be a candidate
No citizen can be discriminated because of their religion, their skin colour, their gender, their age, their economy. This is called ...
Equality
Balance of power means that ...
The power is dividied into different institutions and no institution is more important than another
The local council of a municipality is formed by ...
the mayor and local councillors
The provincial council of a province is formed by ...
The president and the provincial deputies
The municipality has to give services to the citizens, for example ... (3)
lighting, water supplies, rubbish collection
