Neco 2022 Civic Education Question 3

Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2022 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2022 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 3 NECO • 2022 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Amending the Constitution of Nigeria requires a two‑thirds majority in both the Senate (109 members) and the House of Representatives (360 members), followed by a simple majority in a national referendum. A political party controls 45 Senate seats and 120 House seats, and all its members support the amendment. Assuming no abstentions, what is the minimum additional number of legislators from other parties that must also vote for the amendment to satisfy the two‑thirds requirement in both chambers? State the answer as "\(x\) senators and \(y\) representatives".

Answer Options

A. 28 senators and 119 representatives
B. 30 senators and 130 representatives
Correct Answer C. 28 senators and 120 representatives
D. 27 senators and 120 representatives
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
28 senators and 120 representatives

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This is Neco 2022 Civic Education Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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