How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 7: “How many amendments does the Constitution have?”

The 2008 question lists the same answer.

Background

The Constitution has 27 amendments. The most recent, the 27th, was ratified in 1992. The small number over 230+ years shows how deliberately Americans change their founding law.

From this site's page for 2008 Question 7.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 7 is one of the 20 questions USCIS marks with an asterisk. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more may study only those 20; the officer asks 10 of them and 6 correct answers pass.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.

• Declaration of Independenceanswers Question 9: What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
• Legislative, executive, and judicialanswers Question 16: Name the three branches of government.
• Four hundred thirty-five (435)answers Question 24: How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?

More Principles of American Government questions

• Question 4: The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?Self-government · Popular sovereignty · Consent of the governed · People should govern themselves · (Example of) social contract
• Question 5: How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?Amendments · The amendment process
• Question 6: What does the Bill of Rights protect?(The basic) rights of Americans · (The basic) rights of people living in the United States
• Question 8: Why is the Declaration of Independence important?It says America is free from British control. · It says all people are created equal. · It identifies inherent rights. · It identifies individual freedoms.
• Question 9: What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?Declaration of Independence