1. THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF SPAIN
1.1. The constitution of 1978
1.1.1. led to
1.1.2. a parliamentary monarchy
1.1.3. and it was approved by referendum
2. PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY
2.1. power divided in
2.2. Legislative
2.2.1. make and approve laws and the state budget
2.2.2. headed by the Congress of Deputies and the Senate
2.3. Executive
2.3.1. apply the laws and administer the state budget
2.3.2. headed by the president of the government and the ministers
2.4. Judicial
2.4.1. ensures that the law is obeyed
2.4.2. headed by judges and magistrates
2.5. Political Parties
2.5.1. each party defends their ideas that they write in their political manifestoes
2.5.2. the most important ones are PP and PSOE
3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF SPAIN
3.1. 17 autonomous communities
3.2. 2 autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla)
3.3. 52 provinces
3.4. more than 8000 municipalties
4. THE EUROPEAN UNION
4.1. The European Economic Community
4.1.1. was created in 1957
4.1.2. when the treaty of Rome was signed
4.1.3. the goal was
4.1.4. economic, political and social union of the European countries
4.2. The European Union
4.2.1. was given this name in 1992 when they did the Treaty of Maastricht
4.2.2. meant the creation of a common currency: The Euro
4.2.3. is formed now by 28 member states