Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Question 16

Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 16 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • GOVERNMENT • objective

A bicameral parliament has a lower house of \(200\) members and an upper house of \(100\) members. A constitutional amendment requires a two‑thirds majority in each house. The amendment receives \(130\) votes in favour in the lower house and \(70\) votes in favour in the upper house. Does the amendment pass? If it does not, state the minimum additional votes required in each house assuming dissenting members can be persuaded.

Answer Options

A. Yes; it passes with 130 votes in the lower house and 70 votes in the upper house.
Correct Answer B. No; it fails. It needs 4 more votes in the lower house and none in the upper house.
C. No; it fails. It needs 4 more votes in the lower house and 2 more votes in the upper house.
D. No; it fails. It needs 5 more votes in the lower house and none in the upper house.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
No; it fails. It needs 4 more votes in the lower house and none in the upper house.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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