Question 7 of 128 · American Government · Principles of American Government
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
On the 65/20 list: one of the 20 questions for applicants 65 or older with 20 years as permanent residents.
Accepted answer
- Twenty-seven (27)
Why this is the answer
The Constitution has been amended 27 times since 1787. The first ten arrived together in 1791 as the Bill of Rights. The other seventeen were added later, over the following two centuries, and among them are the amendments that ended slavery, defined who is a citizen and widened the right to vote to people of every race, to women and to everyone 18 and older. Memory hook: 10 in the Bill of Rights plus 17 more equals 27.