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Official question #7US Citizenship Test
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
Correct answer
Twenty-seven (27)
Also accepted: Twenty-seven · 27
Why
The Constitution has 27 amendments. The first ten are the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791. This is one of the 20 questions marked with an asterisk for the 65/20 special consideration.
Answer choices
- ATen (10)
- BTwenty-seven (27)
- CTwenty-one (21)
- DThirty-three (33)