civikio
Start practising
HomeSpainPractice questions

CCSE

Practice questions

6 questions · Sample practice

Text size
Principles and values · Sample practicees-sample-001

Para conocer las bases de las instituciones españolas y los derechos fundamentales, ¿qué texto debes consultar primero?

  1. La Constitución española
  2. La ordenanza de un solo municipio
  3. Los estatutos de una empresa privada
Unofficial translation

To understand the foundations of Spain’s institutions and fundamental rights, which text should you consult first?

  1. The Spanish Constitution
  2. One municipality’s ordinance
  3. A private company’s articles of association
Show answer
La Constitución española

The Constitution establishes the framework of the state and recognises fundamental rights. Lower-ranking rules must comply with it.

Constitución española
Spain's fundamental legal text, adopted in 1978.
Source Last verified: 2026-10-11
Institutions and politics · Sample practicees-sample-002

¿Qué dos cámaras forman juntas las Cortes Generales españolas?

  1. El Tribunal Supremo y el Tribunal Constitucional
  2. El Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado
  3. El Gobierno y la Casa Real
Unofficial translation

Which two chambers together form Spain’s Cortes Generales?

  1. The Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court
  2. The Congress of Deputies and the Senate
  3. The Government and the Royal Household
Show answer
El Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado

Article 66 of the Constitution establishes that the Cortes Generales consist of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. They represent the Spanish people.

Cortes Generales
Spain's Parliament, consisting of the Congress of Deputies and Senate.
Source Last verified: 2026-10-11
Rights and responsibilities · Sample practicees-sample-003

En España, la igualdad ante la ley permite discriminar a una persona por su apellido.

  1. Verdadero
  2. Falso
Unofficial translation

In Spain, equality before the law allows a person to be discriminated against because of their surname.

  1. True
  2. False
Show answer
Falso

Article 14 recognises the equality of Spanish people before the law and prohibits discrimination on grounds such as sex, religion or opinion.

igualdad ante la ley
Everyone has the same legal protection without improper discrimination.
Source Last verified: 2026-10-11
History, geography and culture · Sample practicees-sample-004

¿A qué año pertenece la Constitución española actualmente vigente?

  1. 1978
  2. 1931
  3. 1986
Unofficial translation

In which year was Spain’s current Constitution adopted?

  1. 1978
  2. 1931
  3. 1986
Show answer
1978

Spain’s current Constitution dates from 1978. Some articles have since been amended, but it remains the Constitution of 1978.

Constitución española
Spain's fundamental legal text, adopted in 1978.
Source Last verified: 2026-10-11
Life in society · Sample practicees-sample-005

En una comunidad con otra lengua cooficial, ¿qué idioma sigue siendo oficial en todo el Estado español?

  1. El francés
  2. El castellano o español
  3. El inglés
Unofficial translation

In a region with another co-official language, which language remains official throughout Spain?

  1. French
  2. Castilian, or Spanish
  3. English
Show answer
El castellano o español

Under Article 3, Castilian is official throughout the state. Other Spanish languages can also be official in their autonomous communities under their statutes.

lengua cooficial
A language sharing official status with another in a territory.
Source Last verified: 2026-10-11
Institutions and politics · Sample practicees-sample-006

La forma política del Estado español es la monarquía parlamentaria.

  1. Verdadero
  2. Falso
Unofficial translation

The political form of the Spanish state is a parliamentary monarchy.

  1. True
  2. False
Show answer
Verdadero

Article 1.3 defines Spain as a parliamentary monarchy. The Crown performs the functions assigned to it by the Constitution within that system.

monarquía parlamentaria
Spain's constitutional system with a monarch as head of state and a government accountable to Parliament.
Source Last verified: 2026-10-11

Export progress