Neco 2021 Government Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2021 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2021 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 19 NECO • 2021 • GOVERNMENT • objective

The National Assembly consists of 360 members in the House of Representatives and 109 members in the Senate. To amend the Constitution, a two‑thirds (\(\\frac{2}{3}\)) majority in each house is required, followed by a national referendum in which at least \(50\\%\) of registered voters must approve. In a proposed amendment, 250 House members support it, 100 oppose it, and 10 are absent. In the Senate, 70 support it, 30 oppose it, and 9 are absent. The referendum has 12 million registered voters; 5.5 million vote, of which 2.9 million approve. Determine whether the amendment is successfully passed.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. No, the amendment fails because it did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority in the Senate.
B. No, the amendment fails because it did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority in the House of Representatives.
C. Yes, the amendment passes because it met the two‑thirds majority in both houses and the referendum threshold.
D. No, the amendment fails because the referendum did not achieve the required majority of registered voters.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
No, the amendment fails because it did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority in the Senate.

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This is Neco 2021 Government Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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