Practice question · Multiple choice
The Spanish Constitution explicitly distinguishes the Government (Gobierno) from the General State Administration (Administración General del Estado). What functional consequence follows from this structural boundary?
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- Who provides policy direction to the permanent administrative apparatus according to Article 97?
- Does distinguishing the political leadership from civil servants imply that the civil service acts autonomously?
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B. The administration manages state tasks under political leadership
Why
Article 97 assigns policy direction to the political executive, not an autonomous bureaucracy. Confusing bureaucratic permanence with institutional independence overlooks that the civil service acts under the Government's direction rather than as a co-equal, separated branch of power.
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