By what procedure did the citizens ratify the Constitution of 1978?
¿Mediante qué procedimiento ratificaron los ciudadanos la Constitución de 1978?
- APor un decreto del GobiernoBy a Government decree
- BMediante un referéndum de los ciudadanosBy a referendum of the citizens
- CPor decisión del Tribunal ConstitucionalBy a decision of the Tribunal Constitucional
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✓ Mediante un referéndum de los ciudadanos
The Constitution was approved in a referendum: the citizens voted yes or no on 6 December 1978. Before that, the Cortes (the Spanish parliament) had approved it. The king signed it into law and it came into force on 29 December of the same year. Common trap: 6 December is the day of the referendum and of the Constitution holiday, but not the day it started to apply. Neither the Government nor the Tribunal Constitucional (the Constitutional Court) approved it.
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