Practice question · Numerical answer
How many magistrates sit on the Spanish Constitutional Court?
Hints
- A number divisible by three, since it is renewed by thirds.
- Twelve.
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12
Why
Twelve, appointed for nine-year terms and renewed by thirds every three years, so four seats change hands at each renewal. The staggering is deliberate: it stops any single parliamentary majority from appointing the whole court, which is the structural defence of a body whose job is to review what parliamentary majorities enact.
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