Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 12
Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.
The National Assembly has 109 Senate seats and 360 House seats. To amend the Constitution a bill must obtain at least a two‑thirds majority in each chamber. In a proposed amendment, 70 senators voted "yes", 20 voted "no" and 19 were absent. In the House, 240 voted "yes", 80 voted "no" and 40 were absent. Did the amendment meet the two‑thirds requirement in each chamber? If not, calculate the minimum additional "yes" votes needed in each chamber (assuming all absent members could have voted "yes") to reach the threshold. Provide the answer as "Senate: X, House: Y".
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Civic Education Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.
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