Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

An amendment to the constitution must be approved by a two‑thirds majority in both the House of Representatives (300 members) and the Senate (100 members), and then by a simple majority in a national referendum. The voting results are: - House of Representatives: 190 votes in favour, 110 against; - Senate: 68 votes in favour, 32 against; - Referendum: 1{,}020{,}000 votes in favour, 980{,}000 against. Based on these results, does the amendment pass? Provide a brief justification.

Answer Options

A. No, because the Senate did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer B. No, because the House of Representatives did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
C. No, because the referendum did not achieve a simple majority.
D. Yes, because the amendment met all required majorities.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
No, because the House of Representatives did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

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