# Who directs the domestic and foreign policy of Spain?

Question 1064 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Quién dirige la política interior y exterior de España?

- a) El rey. (The king.)
- b) El Gobierno. (The Government.) · Right answer
- c) El Congreso de los Diputados. (The Congreso de los Diputados (Congress of Deputies).)

**Right answer:** b) El Gobierno.

## Why

According to the Constitution, the Government directs domestic and foreign policy, the Administration and the defence of the State. The king is the head of state but does not govern, and the Congress makes the laws and controls the Government.

Question 1064 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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