National Assembly (Nigeria)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/national-assembly-nigeria

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Abuja, Nigeria
2. What is the constitutional basis?Section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria
3. What is Nigeria's National Assembly?The National Assembly is Nigeria’s main law‑making place. It has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives, and it sits in Abuja, the capital city.
4. How many senators and representatives are there?There are 109 senators: every one of Nigeria’s 36 states sends three senators and the Federal Capital Territory sends one. The House has 360 representatives, one from each district that is chosen by the people’s numbers.

Bicameral Legislature: A legislative body comprising two distinct chambers, designed to provide checks and balances and diverse representation.
Legislation: The process of creating, debating, and enacting laws, forming the core function of a legislative body.
Oversight Functions: The power of the legislature to monitor and review the activities of the executive branch to ensure accountability and effectiveness.
Federalism: A system of government where power is divided between a central national government and regional state governments.