GLOSSARY OF GEOGRAPHY (UNIT 5)

National sovereignty: the authority of a state to govern itself or anotherstate

Constitutional monarchy:  a system of government in which the king is the head of state but the parliament chooses the government. The government manages the politics of the state

The crown: the part of a constitutional monarchy represented by the king

Arbitrator: a person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences. In a constitutional monarchy, the king is the arbitrator between governmental institutions

Decentralised government: a system of government in which decision-making is devolved to a local level and is therefore closer to the citizens

Motion of no confidence: a motion put by the Opposition censuring an aspect of the Government's policy

Ministers: government officials that, together with the president, make up the Spanish cabinet

Municipality: the most basic administrative body in the Spanish territory

Town council: the organization that governs each municipality in Spain

Mayor: This person with the councillors make up the town council

Councillors: These people with the mayor make up the town council and they choose the mayor

Province: an administrative body made up of several municipalities in the Spanish territory

Self-government: a system of government in which a community or region has authority to govern itself without the intervention of any other authority

Statue of autonomy:  a law describing the institutions, laws and responsibilities for each of the autonomous communities in the Spanish territory

Subsidiarity: the principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level so that services are closer to the citizens

Autonomous community: one of 17 regions that form part of the Spanish territory with its own devolved government

Exclusive authority: the local government has this authority over laws related to town planning, housing, monuments, healthcare and education

Share authority: the local government and the state has this authority over laws related to transport or the labour market

Post industrial society: a society in which the economy is has undergone a shift from production of goods to the provision of services

Well-being: the level of satisfaction of a population as measured by education levels, healthcare, life expectancy and consumption

Life expectancy: the number of years a person or population is expected to live

Illiteracy: a person who doesn't know to write and to read

Extended family: made up of grandparents, parents and children

Nuclear family: made up of parents and children

Single parent family: made up of a father or a mother and children

Same sex marriages:  two people of the same sex who live together as a family