SPAIN POLITICAL SYSTEM! Let´s review

 Dear students,

Let´s try to review what we can remember of Spain´s political system!

Do we have a democracy or a dictatorship? Are there free elections? Do we have a democracy?

Is there a constitution? What does it include? Do we have division of powers?

Let´s try to read and understand the following info:

Spain is a democracy. A democracy is a form of government, which the people can vote and choose what kind of government want to run its country, city or town. A democracy is different from a dictatorship, in which one person (the dictator) makes all the rules. Many countries have a democratic form of government: Italy, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, The United States, Japan...

The first democracies began in Greece, 2,000 years ago. The weyre very basic. It wasn’t until the French Revolution when people started to think that all people should have some rights, like to participate in the government. In every democracy, there are elections: some different political parties present their proposals and people choose freely what they prefer to. 

Many democracies are based on a constitution: a document containing the basic laws, rights or principles for a country. Spain’s Constitution was in 1978. The Spanish constitution guarantees fundamental rights. Rights are something we should have or be able to do. It also includes our responsibilities as citizens, which are the things we must do.

After reviewing the previous info, try to answer the following questions:

- What´s the difference between a democracy and a dictatorship?

- What happened to the democracies after the french revolution?

- What are the democracies based on?

- What does a constitution include?

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