CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

which case that sought to prevent the transformation of malaya into malaysia?

• public prosecutor v pung chen choon

• pang chin hock 1980

• gov state of kelantan v gov malaya and tunku abdul rahman

• faridah begum abdullah v sultan haji ahmad

Answer explanation

the goverment of klantan opposed the amendments vehemently for political as well as legal reasons. the legal challenge was on many grounds. one of it was federation of malaysia agreement would abolish the federation of malaya and would violate the federation of malaya agreement 1957

which article in federal constitution talk about the amendment procedure?

• article 159

• article 158

• article 161E

• article 149

procedure of amending federal constitution

• simple majority

• two thirds majority

• declaration of emergency

• assent of conference of rulers

Answer explanation

another way  of  amending  the Constitution   is  through  Article  150 which  gives  the  executive  power  to  declare  emergency. Thus, effectively, there  are  actually  five different ways  of  amending  the  Constitution. however, we only focus at article 159 and 161E.

in what matters simple majority procedures is in need?

• i) amendments to part III of the second schedule [relating to citizenship]

• ii) oaths and affirmation

• iii) fundamental liberties

• iv) matters relating to the admission of new states other than in relation to sabah and sarawak

• v) relation between the federation and the states

• i and ii

• i, ii and v

• i, ii and iv

• ii, iii and v

• all above

which article talk about two-thirds majority?

• 159[4]

• 159[1]

• 159A

• 159[3]

amendment that need consent of the governors of sabah and sarawak

• article 159[4]

• article 159[3]

• article 159[5]

• article 161E

on what reasons Act A584 was amended for?

• takes too long for the YDPA to give his assent

• unknown

• due to the YDPA command

• conflict in the parliament during amendment

Answer explanation

in december 1983, a majority of the memebrs of the conference of the rulers give their assent to the constitution [amendment] Act 1983 [Act A566] on the condition that the amendment act would be immediately re-amended. this gentlemen's agreement was given effect in january 1984 by the constitution [amendment] act 1984 [A584] which provided and unprecedented, multi-tiered procedure for enabling the YDPA to object to a Bill and for gov to ultimately bypass the YDPA in the legislative process. somehow, for unknown reasons, Act A584 was amended by the constitution.

which person sought to amend federal constitution to make YDPA and the Sultans liable to criminal and civil proceedings in ordinary courts?

• Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

• Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib

• Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob

• Dato anwar ibrahim

did the amendment made by Dato Mahathir to make YDPA and sultans liable to criminal and civil proceedings passed in both Houses?

• no

• yes

the Bill presented by Dr. Mahathir was vetoed by all nine members of the conference of Rulers and therefore, refused assent by the YDPA

• true

• false