Unit 7. spanish constitution

Unit 7. spanish constitution

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  THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION Unit 7
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  LESSON 1. HOWCAN WE ORGANIZE DEMOCRATIC LIFE?
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  • The democraticlegal system is the set of rules drawn up by political power, which organize coexistence in a democracy. 1. 1. Spanish legal order
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  • There areno rights without duties and duties without rights. Rights and responsibilities are mutually generated. The rights of some are duties and responsibilities of others and vice versa. When we acquire the right to assume obligations, is when we contract an obligation. 1. 3. The legal system as a system of rights and duties
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  • It isthe highest ranking law; the entire legal base of a democratic state of law are built on it. 1.4. What is a Constitution?
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  LESSON 2. ESSENTIALASPECTS OF THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION
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  • The meritof our Constitution is that it represents a large majority of citizens. 2.1. The greatest success of Spanish Constitution (1978)
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  • Preamble: • To guarantee democratic coexistence under a correct economic and social order. • To consolidate a Democratic State of Law to ensure that law is the greatest expression of the popular will. • To protect Human Rights, cultures, traditions, languages and institutions of all the Spanish people. • To promote the progress of culture and economy to ensure a dignified quality of life. • Establish an advanced democratic society. • To collaborate in the strengthening of peaceful relationships and effective cooperation among all people on Earth. 2.2. Preamble and Preliminary Section of the Constitution
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  • Article I. • Spain is constituted as a Social and Democratic State of Law, which considers as superior values ​of its legal order (ordenamiento jurídico), to be freedom, justice, equality and political pluralism. • National sovereignty belongs to the Spanish people. The powers of State are emanated by them. • The political form of the Spanish State is the Parliamentary Monarchy.
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  • Article II. • The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation, the common and indivisible homeland of the Spanish people, and recognizes and guarantees the right to the autonomy of the nationalities and regions that compose and the solidarity among them.
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  LESSON 3. CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES
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  • According tothe Constitution, nobody can be deprived of his liberty except in accordance with law. • Freedom must be compatible with equality, avoiding any kind of discrimination. • Solidarity is effective thanks to the contribution of all citizens to public expenditure according to their economic capacity, through a progressive and egalitarian tax system. In addition, a public Social Security should protect the weakest. • Citizens have the right to participate in public issues, directly or through representatives freely elected in periodic elections by universal suffrage. • Justice is the value that harmonizes all other values ​and determines their application in specific situations.
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  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Constitution_of_19 78 • http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Con greso/Hist_Normas/Norm/const_espa_texto_ingles_0.pdf • http://www.tribunalconstitucional.es/en/constitucion/Page s/ConstitucionIngles.aspx • http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/history/constituti on.asp Take a look!