Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Government Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2022 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 31 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In a bicameral legislature, the lower house has 300 members and the upper house has 100 members. For a particular bill to become law it must obtain a simple majority in the lower house and a two‑thirds majority in the upper house. On the day the bill is voted, 5 % of the lower‑house members are absent and the remaining members vote 180 in favour and 120 against. In the upper house, 10 % of the members are absent and the remaining members vote 55 in favour and 35 against. Does the bill become law? State the reason.

Answer Options

A. Yes, the bill becomes law because the absences lowered the required two‑thirds threshold in the upper house.
Correct Answer B. No, the bill fails because it does not achieve the required two‑thirds majority in the upper house.
C. No, the bill fails because it does not achieve a simple majority in the lower house.
D. Yes, the bill becomes law because it achieved a simple majority in both houses.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
No, the bill fails because it does not achieve the required two‑thirds majority in the upper house.

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2022 Government Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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