Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Government Question 35
Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.
In a constitutional system a bill to amend executive powers must satisfy three stages: (i) a simple majority of at least 60 % of members present in the lower house, (ii) a two‑thirds majority in the upper house, and (iii) a national referendum with at least 55 % ‘yes' votes and a turnout of at least 40 % of the electorate. The lower house has 300 members, of whom 270 are present; the upper house has 120 members; the electorate consists of 2 million registered voters. In the recent vote the bill received 150 ‘yes' votes in the lower house, 80 ‘yes' votes in the upper house, and 880 000 votes were cast in the referendum, of which 500 000 were ‘yes'. Has the amendment been adopted?
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Government Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.
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