# Which of these bodies is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?

Question 1014 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Cuál de estos organismos se encarga de interpretar la Constitución?

- a) El Poder Constitucional. (The Poder Constitucional (Constitutional Power).)
- b) El Tribunal Constitucional. (The Tribunal Constitucional (Constitutional Court).) · Right answer
- c) El Consejo General del Poder Judicial. (The Consejo General del Poder Judicial (General Council of the Judiciary).)

**Right answer:** b) El Tribunal Constitucional.

## Why

The Tribunal Constitucional interprets the Constitution and decides whether laws respect it. It also protects fundamental rights through the recurso de amparo (appeal for protection of rights). The Consejo General del Poder Judicial is the governing body of the judges.

Question 1014 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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