# Spain is a…

Question 1042 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** España es un…

- a) estado social y democrático de Derecho. (social and democratic State under the rule of law.) · Right answer
- b) estado libre asociado. (free associated state.)
- c) estado confederado. (confederated state.)

**Right answer:** a) estado social y democrático de Derecho.

## Why

Article 1 of the Constitution says that Spain is a social and democratic State under the rule of law. This means that everyone, including public authorities, must obey the law, and that the State protects social rights.

Question 1042 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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