UNIT 9:SOCIETY

OUTLINE

1- Provinces2- Autonomous Communities3- The government of the Spanish State4- The European Union 5- Citizens: rights and obligations

PROVINCES

• A province is a group of communities relaed by geography and history

• In Spain there are fifty provinces

(Villages, towns and cities are communities. DON´T MISTAKE

COMMUNITIES WITH AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES)

AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES

• An Autonomous Community is a group of provinces related by

geography, history and language

• In Spain there are seventeen Autonomous Communities

Now it´s your turn:

CAPITALS OF AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES

Each Autonomous Community has a CAPITAL and a GOVERNMENT which

make decisions about the autonomous community.

The autonomous communities and cities form

the SPANISH STATE

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SPANISH STATE

Every four years in the general elections,

the citizens of Spainelect the members of the

PARLIAMENT

Parliament

Congress Senate

• Makes the laws Approves or• Elects the President rejects

the laws

THE EUROPEAN UNIONSpain is in Europe

Europe = European Union

CITIZENS RIGHTS OBLIGATIONSElect Respect publicUse public services welfareStudy Mantain publicWork servicesBe protected by Wellbeing

and laws security Have a place Respect to live differences

RIGTHTS

ELECTIONSSpain is a democracy

Citizens of Spain have the right to vote in different elections

PUBLIC SERVICES

We have the right to go to the doctor, use the bus, train or metro.

EDUCATION

We have the right to an education: there are nurseries, schools,

universities, etc.

WORK

Everyone have the right to have a job

OBLIGATIONS

The society helps us with services, such as…

and we enjoy some rights, so we have some

obligations to society.

RESPECT PUBLIC WELFARE

Respect the environment and public facilities: streets, gardens, beaches…

CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SERVICES

Contribute economically to public services by paying our taxes

COLLABORATE IN WELLBEING AND SECURITY

Respect the rules of the State

RESPECT the political, cultural and religious ideas

of other people