Neco 2024 Civic Education Question 45

Practice objective / multiple choice question 45 from the 2024 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2024 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 45 NECO • 2024 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Amending the Constitution requires a two‑thirds majority in both the Senate (90 members) and the House of Representatives (300 members) and then a national referendum with at least 50 % voter turnout and at least 60 % of the votes cast in favour. In a recent amendment proposal the votes were: Senate - 58 in favour, 20 against, 12 abstentions; House - 210 in favour, 70 against, 20 abstentions; Referendum - 2,000,000 votes cast out of 3,500,000 registered voters, with 1,200,000 in favour and 800,000 against. Did the amendment pass?

Answer Options

A. No; the amendment fails because the House of Representatives did not reach the required two‑thirds majority.
B. Yes; the amendment passes because the Senate achieved the required two‑thirds majority.
Correct Answer C. No; the amendment fails because the Senate did not reach the required two‑thirds majority.
D. No; the amendment fails because the referendum did not achieve the required sixty‑percent approval.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No; the amendment fails because the Senate did not reach the required two‑thirds majority.

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This is Neco 2024 Civic Education Question 45. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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