Neco 2018 Civic Education Question 12

Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2018 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2018 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 12 NECO • 2018 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

In Nigeria, a constitutional amendment must first be passed by at least two‑thirds of the members of each House of the National Assembly and then ratified by at least two‑thirds of the State Legislatures (there are 36 states). The Senate has 300 members; a proposal received 210 votes in favour and 90 against. The House of Representatives has 500 members; it received 380 votes in favour and 120 against. Assuming the amendment meets the parliamentary thresholds, what is the minimum number of State Legislatures that must ratify the amendment to satisfy the constitutional requirement? Express your answer as an integer.

Answer Options

A. 30
Correct Answer B. 24
C. 18
D. 36
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
24

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This is Neco 2018 Civic Education Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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