Civics test question 7 of 128 · Principles of American Government
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
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- Twenty-seven (27)
Why this is the answer
The Constitution has 27 amendments. The first 10 are called the Bill of Rights, and later amendments include rules about citizenship and voting rights.
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- Twenty-one (21)
- Fifty (50)
- Ten (10)
- Thirteen (13)
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- 5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
- 6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
- 8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
- 9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
- 10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
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