CCSE questions with answers
Original practice questions on the facts the CCSE asks about, by task, each with an explanation.
Task 1 · Government, law and civic participation
- What political form does the Spanish State have, according to the Constitution?
- What is the name of the most important rule in the whole Spanish legal system?
- Who holds national sovereignty in Spain?
- In which buildings must the Spanish flag be flown?
- By what procedure did the citizens ratify the Constitution of 1978?
- What colours does the flag of Spain have?
- According to the Constitution, Spain is a State that is…
- In what year did Spaniards vote for the Constitution that is still in force today?
- How many comunidades autónomas have their own flag?
- Freedom, equality, political pluralism and… what is the fourth higher value of the Constitution?
- Once a law is approved, what else is needed to apply it in practice?
- What place does the Constitution have among Spanish laws?
Task 2 · Fundamental rights and duties
- The Spanish Constitution forces everyone to follow a religion.
- The Constitution forbids subjecting anyone to torture and abolishes the death penalty.
- In Spain a person can be forced to say what their ideology or religion is.
- For ideological reasons, the State can stop a citizen from leaving or entering the country.
- The police can enter any house, at any time, without a judge's authorisation.
- Personal communications are secret, unless a judge orders otherwise.
- In Spain you need prior permission from the Government to create an association.
- The law limits the use of information technology to protect personal data.
- Informing freely has a limit: you cannot damage people's honour.
- Spain is a confessional State, with a religion of its own for the State.
- The right of association is recognised in Spain.
- In some comunidades autónomas freedom of thought is not guaranteed.
Task 3 · Territorial organisation. Physical and political geography
- In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) are the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz?
- What is the capital of the Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community)?
- In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) are the provinces of Guadalajara and Cuenca?
- Santiago de Compostela is the capital of a comunidad autónoma (autonomous region). Which one?
- In which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) is the province of Almería?
- Galicia has several big cities, but only one is its capital. Which one?
- Of which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) is Vitoria the administrative seat?
- Into which territorial units is Spain divided?
- Which of these provinces belongs to Castilla y León?
- To which comunidad autónoma (autonomous region) does Huesca belong?
- Which city is the capital of Extremadura?
- In which sea are the islas Baleares (Balearic Islands) located?
Task 4 · Spanish culture and history
- In the novel El Quijote, who goes with don Quijote as his squire?
- Who is the author of the play La casa de Bernarda Alba?
- Who wrote Nada, the Spanish post-war novel that won the Premio Nadal?
- What successful book did the author Irene Vallejo write?
- Which Spanish woman writer wrote her works in Catalan, another official language of Spain?
- Which Spanish composer wrote the work El amor brujo?
- Which instrument is most associated with flamenco?
- What is Isabel Coixet's profession?
- Which Spanish singer is very famous all over the world today?
- Which woman director stood out for her critical view and for renewing Spanish cinema?
- What did Paco de Lucía do for a living?
- Which woman painted the picture La verbena?
Task 5 · Spanish society
- Which document must foreigners apply for to live legally in Spain?
- Which document certifies the place where a person lives?
- Which paper document is being replaced by the electronic individual record of the Registro Civil?
- At which office do you ask for the libro de familia?
- In Spain, which surname comes first for a person?
- Where do you have to go to get a passport?
- For which of these countries do Spanish people need a passport to travel?
- At what age can you start driving a car in Spain?
- Where is the driving licence managed?
- To get a car driving licence, which exams do you have to pass?
- How many grams of alcohol per litre of blood can a driver have at most?
- What is the compulsory check that cars must pass called?