# Who is the third authority of the State, after the king and the president of the Government?

Question 1058 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Quién es la tercera autoridad del Estado, después del rey y el presidente del Gobierno?

- a) El presidente del Senado. (The president of the Senado (Senate).)
- b) El ministro de Economía. (The minister of the Economy.)
- c) El presidente del Congreso de los Diputados. (The president of the Congreso de los Diputados (Congress of Deputies).) · Right answer

**Right answer:** c) El presidente del Congreso de los Diputados.

## Why

After the king and the president of the Government, the third authority of the State is the president of the Congreso de los Diputados. The president of the Senado holds the next position.

Question 1058 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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