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Spain is organized under three branches of government the legislative power or

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legislative in American English the executive power and the judicial power

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the legislative power is in charge of making the laws it is carried out by the

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general courts, which are formed by the Congress of Deputies and the Senate.

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The members of these two chambers, deputies and senators, are elected by the Spanish

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citizens in the general elections, when they vote for the political party they

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want in the government. The Congress of Deputies thinks of new laws and votes

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for laws. In addition, it chooses the president of the country and, together

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with the Senate, chooses the members of the General Council of the Judicial

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Power. The Senate decides on the financial budget for the country, that is,

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what the money is going to be spent on. It also controls the government, it

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changes and betters the laws and, together with the Congress of Deputies,

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chooses the members of the General Council of the Judicial Power. The

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executive power is in charge of running the state by putting the laws into

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practice it is carried out by the government which is formed by the

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president of Spain and the ministers the president chooses his ministers the

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government runs the country implements the laws that have been approved and

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controls the financial budget that the Senate decided on the judicial power is

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in charge of ensuring the citizens follow the laws. It is carried out by the

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General Council of the Judicial Power and the Courts of Justice. The General

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Council of the Judicial Power is formed by 20 members who make sure the judges

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are neutral and independent of other powers. It's very important that nobody

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can influence the decision of a judge. The Courts of Justice are those public

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institutions for judging people the most important court of justice in spain is the supreme court

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which is in madrid judges make sure the spanish people follow the laws at the end of a trial the

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judge passes a sentence and finally we have to talk about the constitutional court the

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constitutional court is not part of the judicial power it is independent and is made up of 12

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magistrates. A magistrate has a higher rank than a judge. This institution

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ensures that the new laws and sentences passed in Spain follow the Spanish

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Constitution. Let's summarize. First of all we have the legislative power which

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is carried out by the general courts which are made up of the Congress of

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Deputies and the Senate. The main function of the general courts is decide

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the laws. And keep in mind, because this is very important, the citizens vote for

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the general courts, that is, for the deputies and the senators, in the general

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elections. Then we have the executive power, which is the government. The

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government is made up of the president, which is appointed by the general courts,

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and the ministers, which are chosen by the president. The government runs the

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state by putting the laws into practice, managing the state and defending the state. The third power

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is the judicial power which is made up of the general council of the judicial power and the

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courts of justice. These two ensure that people follow the law and also keep in mind that the

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general council of the judicial power is appointed also by the general courts. And finally we have an

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independent institution which is the constitutional court. This is independent of all the powers

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of state and it makes sure the constitution is always followed.