Which power of the State do the Congreso and the Senado form together?
¿Qué poder del Estado forman juntos Congreso y Senado?
- AEl poder ejecutivoThe executive power
- BEl poder legislativoThe legislative power
- CEl poder judicialThe judicial power
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✓ El poder legislativo
The Congreso and the Senado form the Cortes Generales (the Spanish parliament), which hold the legislative power: they draw up and approve the laws. They also control the action of the Government and approve the State budgets. The executive power belongs to the Government, and the judicial power to judges and magistrates. To remember: to legislate means to make laws, so the two chambers are the legislative power. A good sentence to memorise: "Parliament legislates, the Government executes and the judges judge".
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