Neco 2020 Civic Education Question 45

Practice objective / multiple choice question 45 from the 2020 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2020 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 45 NECO • 2020 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

An amendment to the Constitution requires (i) a two‑thirds majority in both the Senate (109 members) and the House of Representatives (360 members), and (ii) a referendum in which at least 50\% of registered voters turn out and at least 60\% of those voting approve the amendment. In Parliament, the Senate recorded 70 votes for, 30 against and 9 abstentions; the House recorded 240 votes for, 100 against and 20 abstentions. In the subsequent referendum, 2,000,000 voters were registered, 1,200,000 voted, and 720,000 voted for the amendment. Does the amendment become part of the Constitution?

Answer Options

A. No, it fails because the referendum turnout was below the required fifty percent.
Correct Answer B. No, it fails because the Senate did not reach the two‑thirds majority.
C. Yes, it becomes part of the Constitution because both chambers met the two‑thirds requirement.
D. No, it fails because the House of Representatives did not achieve a two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
No, it fails because the Senate did not reach the two‑thirds majority.

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This is Neco 2020 Civic Education Question 45. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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