Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 24 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

The constitution requires a constitutional amendment to be passed by a two‑thirds (\(\frac{2}{3}\)) majority in both houses of the National Assembly and then ratified by a simple majority in a national referendum. The Senate has \(109\) members; \(70\) voted in favour, \(30\) against, \(9\) abstained. The House has \(360\) members; \(240\) voted in favour, \(100\) against, \(20\) abstained. In the referendum, \(55\%\) of voters approved the amendment. Did the amendment succeed?

Answer Options

A. Yes; the amendment succeeded because the referendum approved it by a simple majority.
B. No; the amendment failed because the House did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
C. Yes; the amendment succeeded because both houses achieved the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer D. No; the amendment failed because the Senate did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
No; the amendment failed because the Senate did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

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