How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
Accepted answer
- Twenty-seven (27)
Explanation
The Constitution has 27 amendments. The first 10 were added in 1791. The most recent, the 27th, was added in 1992. It takes a long process to add a new amendment.
On the 2008 test
On the 2008 test this question was asked as:
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test — 128 Questions and Answers (PDF).
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