CONSTITUTIONAL

MONARCY
GOVERNMENT
Spain has a Constitutional
Monarchy as their
SYSTEM
government. This means
that the King nominates OF SPAIN
the prime minister and
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then goes through the
approval system. Shown
below is the current King THE KEY ASPECTS OF SPAIN’S GOVERNMENT
of Spain, Felipe VI.
 Decentralized government

 The King (Felipe VI)

 The role of the King in Spain currently is symbolic. He appoints

the Prime Minister but has not political power. Felipe Vi only has

power within the Royal House.

 Prime Minister (Mariano Rajoy)

 The role of the Prime Minister in Spain currently is comparable

to the role of the President of the United States. Mariano Rajoy is

Shown below is the current
the country’s chief executive.
Prime Minister of Spain,
Mariano Rajoy.  The Legislature (made up of two houses)

 Congress of Deputies (350 elected members)

 The Senate (266 senators)

 The Judiciary

 Different courts are established for different levels of issues. The

Supreme Court is the highest court in Spain.

 The Constitutional Court

 The National Court

 The Supreme Court

 Autonomous Regions

 Spain has 17 autonomous regions that have control of their own

jurisdictions and not controlled by Spain’s central government.