1. What is a state?

2. What does the state’s territory include?

3. Name the duties of a state.
4. Complete the following table to compare democratic and not democratic states:

How do How long are Rights Examples

governors get governors in
into power? power?
Democratic

Not
democratic

5. Take a look the map on slide 6:

a. List 5 countries with the highest rate of democracy

b. List 5 countries with the lowest rate of democracy

c. Where are most of the not democratic regimes?

d. What is the only European country that is not a democracy?

e. Which are the only democratic African countries?

6. Explain why elections in a democratic country must be:

a. Periodic
b. Free
c. Open and fair

7. Explain the differences in the separation of powers of democratic and non-democratic

countries.

8. Explain the main difference between republics and monarchies

9. Explain the different types of monarchies.

10. Who is the Head of State of Spain? And the Head of the Government? Explain the
roles played by both figures.
11. Explain the main difference between unitarian and decentralised states.
12. Name the different decentralised states and give examples of them.
13. Explain how a decentralised state Works.
14. Why do we say that Francos’s regime in Spain (1936-1975) was a dictatorship.
15. Who was Adolfo Suárez? Why was he so significant in the history of Spain?
16. Who?
a. Succeeded Franco.
b. Chose Juan Carlos I as Head of State.
c. The President of the Government.
d. Deputies and Senators.
e. Ministers.

17. Which were the main threats to the process of democratic transition in Spain?
18. What were the main measures taken to dismantle the dictatorship?
19. Who won the first democratic elections? When did they take place?
20. When was the Constitution passed definitively? Explain briefly the process to pass it.
21. Explain what it means that, according to the Constitution, Spain is a social and
democratic state.
22. What does national sovereignity mean?
23. Who holds:
a. Th executive power.
b. The legislative power.
c. The judicial power.
24. Explain the functions of the Congress of deputies. How often is it elected?
25. Explain the functions of the Senate. Who chooses senators?
26. Explain the functions of the Government of Spain.
27. Explain how the President of the Government is chosen in Spain?
28. Seven deputies are electedin this province. How many seats (escaños) correspond to
each political party? (IN THE EXAM THE EXAMPLE WOULD BE OTHER PROVINCE)

PARTIDO VOTOS

PSOE 158.326

PP 119.909

VOX 92.353

PODEMOS-IU 57.875

Cs 47.001

29. Name the Presidents of the Government of Spain since 1976.

30. Who forms the judicial power? Who regulates it?
31. What is an statute os autonomy?
32. What are competences?
33. Explain the separation of powers in the autonomous communities.
34. What is a Diputación Provincial? What are its functions?
35. What are the Cabildos and the Consells?
36. Which institution rules the municipalities? Who chooses it?
37. Which services are provided by them?