Neco 2020 Government Question 13

Practice objective / multiple choice question 13 from the 2020 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2020 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 13 NECO • 2020 • GOVERNMENT • objective

Parliament consists of 200 seats. The seat distribution among parties is: Party X - 78 seats, Party Y - 65 seats, Party Z - 42 seats, Party W - 15 seats. A majority requires more than half the seats. (a) List all minimal coalitions (i.e., coalitions that achieve a majority and would lose the majority if any one party left the coalition). (b) Identify any party that appears in every minimal coalition (the king‑maker). State the party name or ‘None' if no such party exists.

Answer Options

A. Minimal coalitions: X+Y, X+Z, Y+Z. Party X appears in all minimal coalitions.
Correct Answer B. Minimal coalitions: X+Y, X+Z, Y+Z. No party appears in all minimal coalitions (None).
C. Minimal coalitions: X+Y+Z, X+Y+W, Y+Z+W. No party appears in all minimal coalitions (None).
D. Minimal coalitions: X+Y, X+W, Y+Z. No party appears in all minimal coalitions (None).
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Minimal coalitions: X+Y, X+Z, Y+Z. No party appears in all minimal coalitions (None).

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This is Neco 2020 Government Question 13. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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