Spanish Parliament Slides

Spanish Parliament. Contents. Cortes Generales under. Cortes Generales under the Constitution of. The Cortes are. The Senate is. The Congress of Deputies. The lower house. No one may. The Senate. The upper house in the legislative branch. The Senate has less power than the Congress of Deputies it can veto legislation. Functions of The Congress. The Constitution has. Functions of The Senate. Chooses magistrates of the Constitutional Court. Conclusion.

Cortes Generales under the Constitution of 1978 The Congress of Deputies The Senate Functions Conclusion.

The Cortes are a bicameral parliament composed of a lower house and an upper house. Although the Congress holds the power to ultimately override any decision of the Senate by a sufficient majority usually an absolute majority or 3/5 majority. The Congress is composed of deputies directly elected by universal suffrage every four years.

The Senate is partly directly elected in that four senators per province are elected as a general rule and partly appointed by the legislative assemblies of the autonomous communities. All Spaniards entitled to the full exercise of their political rights shall be electors and may be elected.

The lower house in the legislative branch is the Congress of Deputies with 350 members. Deputies are elected to serve four-year terms. Members form the parliamentary groups.