I AM DEMOCRAT

INDEX:

1.What is a democratic state?

2.Spain,a democratic state.

3.Spain, a decentralise state.

4.The european political model.

5.Public services and common goods.

WHAT IS A DEMOCRATIC STATE?

The democratic states are the ones where the citizenship has the power and because of that, there are some established ways for its participation in political life. 

THE FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRACY:

The democracy is formed of three important parts:

• The constitution
• The division of powers
• The national sovereignty

THE CONSTITUTION:

It is the fundamental law of  a Democratic State that develops through laws.

The Constitution guarantees:

• The national Sovereignty: The people are the only guarantee of power.
• The division of powers: To guarantee some specific rights and liberties fundamental for the human beign.
• Duties and rights of citizens: Inspired in the recognition of the universal declaration of human rights.
• Territorial organization: It establishes the type of administrative divisions.
• State form: It can be a monarchy or a republic.

THE DIVISION OF POWERS:

THE NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY:

It is a democratic state where the power resides in the citizenship and  its exercised through representatives. 

The polititians are at the service of the citizenship, their power its limited by the aw, and they cannot use it for personal interests.

The elections:

This is the way where the citizens choose the representatives in the Government.

The elections must have universal suffrage, periodicity, politic pluralism and liberty.

SPAIN, A DEMOCRATIC STATE

Spain is a parliamentary monarchy, with a constitution and some institutions that guarantee the constitutional state.

A  PARLIAMENTARY  MONARCHY:



In the parliamentary monarchy the king is the head of state, is the maximum representative in the country.
The power resides in the people, which is represented by the parliament. In Spain,the parliament called general courts, and they are formed by congress of deputies and senate.





A  DEMOCRATIC  STATE:

Spain is a constitutional state because both citizens and public authorities must comply the law.

SPAIN,A DESCENTRALISE STATE.

Spain has many nacionalitys and each nacionality has their own  Estatuto de Autonomia.
The first statue has been created betwenn 1979 and 1983.

ESTATUTO DE AUTONOMÍA:
Is the institutional rule in each spanish comunity, recognise in the spanish Constitución in 1978. In the Estatuto there are rules like; setting the limits of the territory, the organization and the official lenguage. The Estatutos would be modify.

HOW THE SELF-GOVERNING ORGANISE?

l- Poder legislativo:  
   They make the rules and control the governament.

2- Poder ejecutivo.
    President of the Comunidad Autónoma with a governament's board made of consultants.

3- Poder judicial:
    Tribunal Superior de Justicia, they try the people who don't obey the law.

THE REGIONAL INBALANCE.

Between the comunitys are differences with the area and the poblation, and there are economic inbalances because of that amd that, why the Constitución have made the "Fondo de Compensación", to differents econimic spheres like agriculture, comunication, education, etc...
   

THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL MODEL.

Europe is working for peace,security,solidarity and free citizen model.

EUROPEAN UNION TREATIES:

1951: Treatry of París.(CECA).

1957. Treatry of Roma.(CEE)

1993.Treatry of  Maastricht.(UE)

2001.Treatry of Niza .

2002.The utilization of the coin Euro.

2009. Treatry of Lisboa.

          THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS:
With the treatry de Lisboa" were changed institutions and working methods.
With this change, the European Parliament elected by citizens had greater importance.

• Legislative power:council and European Parliament.
• Judiciary: the  court of justice.
• Ejecutive power: european commission.
• Others: 

1. European central Bank.
2. European investment Bank.

HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE EUROPEANS?

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

To correct the regional imbalances between the countries that are members of the UE through financing projects in the most disadvantages regions.

The last goal is to finance expenses that are going to contribute to the creation of employment and wealth.

PAC (POLÍTICAS AGRARIAS COMUNES) :

Their goal is to assure a nice life for the farmers and to establish reasonable prices for the consumers.

THE DECLARATION OF BOLOGNA AND THE UNIVERSITIES DEGREES:

Their goal was that all european universities courses have the same methods and contents, for it was going to be easier to study in other schools. 

FREE CIRCULATION:

It happened after signing the agreement of Schengen. It's for any citizen in any country of the UE. Anyone has permission to circulate freely with documentary identity necessary. 

PUBLIC SERVICES AND COMMON GOODS.

The government gives way to accommodate our needs providing the welfare state,in spanish  "El Estado del bienestar".
The citizens pay taxes in two ways:

• Direct for example IRPF.
• Indirect for example IVA.

THE PUBLIC SERVICES :

 -Culture and sports.        

-Transport.

-Education and health.   

               

-Electricity and gas.