NATIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT Asensi Ramos Gins Toribio

NATIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT Asensi, Ramos, Ginés, Toribio, Monllonch, Mañas

INDEX • WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FORM OF GOVERMENT? • V. POLITICAL STATE POWERS • VI. DIVISION OF POWERS IN SPAIN

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT? • Federalism is theory or advocacy of federal political orders, where final authority is divided between subunits and a center. Central government in madrid and the subunits regional governments example: Generaliat in Catalonia.

V. POLITICAL STATE POWERS LEGISLATIVE PASSING LAWS AND ENFORCING PARLIAMENT EXECUTIVE PROPOSES LAWS TO PARLIAMENT, APPLIES LAWS AND GOVERNS THE COUNTRY GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL JUDGING THE LAWS THAT BREACH THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

VI. DIVISION OF POWERS IN SPAIN LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIARY GENERAL COURTS GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SUPREME COURT CONGRESS SENATE PRESIDENT AND MINISTERS COURTS OF JUSTICE

V. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PARLIAMENT Article 116 Article 110 Article 112 Las Cámaras y y sus Comisiones pueden reclamar la presencia de los miembros del Gobierno. The President may ask Congress for a vote of confidence on his program or a policy statement. Article 108 the Government responds is jointly his political before Congress of Deputies. Article 109 The Houses and their Committees may the information and help they need from the Government and its Departments Article 114 Article 111 The government is under to interpellations and questions put to them in the chambers. Article 115 If the Congress is helped by the confidence of the Government, which presented his resignation The decree of dissolution shall to King. Article 113 All Can require interpellation political may give rise responsibility to a motion in with the which the adoption by Chamber absolute manifest its majority. position. set the election date. Will include a candidate for the Presidency of the Government and its signatories can’t submit another during the same session. The proposal for dissolution may not be submitted while a motion of censure is pending.

MOTION OF CENSURE The Congress of Deputies may require political responsibility from the Government, the adoption by an absolute majority of a motion of censure. The motion of censure must be proposed by at least one-tenth of the Deputies and must include a candidate to the office of the Presidency of the Government. The motion of censure cannot be voted on until five days after its presentation. During the first two days of this period, alternative motions may be presented. If the motion of censure is not approved by the Congress of Deputies, its signatories cannot present another during the same period of sessions.

ARTICLE 116 Regulate the states of alarm, emergency and siege, and the powers and restrictions ESTATES EXPEDITION ALARM Shall be declared by the Government by decree agreed in Council of Ministers. The decree shall specify the territory to which extend the effects of the declaration. Shall be declared by the Government by decree agreed in Council of Ministers, with the authorization of the Congress of Deputies. SITE Shall be declared by a majority of the Congress of Deputies in the unique approach of the Government. Congress shall determine its territorial scope, duration and conditions. The declaration of a state of alarm, emergency and siege shall not affect the principle of responsibility of the Government and its agents as recognized in the Constitution and laws.