Neco 2023 Civic Education Question 40

Practice objective / multiple choice question 40 from the 2023 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2023 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 40 NECO • 2023 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A constitutional amendment requires the approval of at least \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the 300‑member National Assembly and a simple majority in a national referendum of 10 million eligible voters. In the Assembly vote, 180 members voted in favour and 120 against. In the referendum, 5.8 million people voted, of which 3.2 million supported the amendment. Did the amendment pass? If not, indicate which stage caused the failure.

Answer Options

A. Yes, it passed because both the Assembly and the referendum met their respective thresholds.
B. No, it failed because the total number of votes in the referendum was below the required turnout.
C. No, it failed because the referendum did not reach a simple majority.
Correct Answer D. No, it failed because the National Assembly did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
No, it failed because the National Assembly did not achieve the required two‑thirds majority.

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This is Neco 2023 Civic Education Question 40. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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