Neco 2024 Civic Education Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2024 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2024 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 24 NECO • 2024 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

To amend the constitution, the following steps are required: (i) at least two‑thirds majority in both House A (120 members) and House B (80 members); (ii) a national referendum with at least 50\% voter turnout and at least 60\% of votes cast in favour. The votes recorded are: House A - 85 yes, 35 no; House B - 55 yes, 25 no; Referendum - 1,000,000 registered voters, 480,000 turned out, of which 62\% voted yes. Did the amendment pass?

Answer Options

A. No, the amendment fails because House B only achieved a 55\\% yes vote, which is below the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer B. No, the amendment fails because the referendum turnout was only 48\%, below the required 50\%.
C. Yes, the amendment passes because both houses achieved the required two‑thirds majority and the referendum had a 62\\% approval rate.
D. No, the amendment fails because only 62\\% of the votes cast were in favour, which is below the required 60\\%.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
No, the amendment fails because the referendum turnout was only 48\%, below the required 50\%.

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This is Neco 2024 Civic Education Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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