Neco 2018 Government Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2018 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2018 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 17 NECO • 2018 • GOVERNMENT • objective

According to the Constitution, an amendment must be passed by a \(\frac{2}{3}\) majority in both the Assembly (200 members) and the Senate (100 members) and then ratified by a national referendum. The referendum requires that at least \(60\%\) of the votes cast are in favour and that at least \(40\%\) of all registered voters vote in favour. In a recent amendment attempt, the Assembly recorded 140 votes for and 60 against, the Senate recorded 68 votes for and 32 against. Out of 5,000,000 registered voters, 2,000,000 voted, of which 1,200,000 were in favour. Does the amendment succeed?

Answer Options

A. No, because the Senate failed to achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
B. No, because the Assembly failed to achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer C. No, because the referendum does not meet the 40% of registered voters requirement.
D. Yes, because the referendum meets both the 60% of votes cast and the 40% of registered voters thresholds.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No, because the referendum does not meet the 40% of registered voters requirement.

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This is Neco 2018 Government Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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