# According to the Spanish Constitution, national sovereignty belongs to…

Question 1003 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** Según la Constitución española, la soberanía nacional reside en…

- a) el pueblo español. (the Spanish people.) · Right answer
- b) el Gobierno del Estado. (the Government of the State.)
- c) el Congreso de los Diputados. (the Congreso de los Diputados (Congress of Deputies).)

**Right answer:** a) el pueblo español.

## Why

The Constitution says that national sovereignty belongs to the Spanish people and that the powers of the State come from them. The Government and the Congress exercise powers, but they receive them from the people through elections.

Question 1003 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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