Question

In addition to the Bill of Rights, _____ other amendments have been passed since the Constitution was ratified.

A. 27
B. 17
C. 7
D. 10

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. In addition to the Bill of Rights, 17 other amendments have been passed since the Constitution was ratified.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Amendments to the Constitution of the United States are normative texts that were added to the constitutional content after the approval of the Constitution in 1787.

There are twenty-seven Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. As the first ten are included in the Bill of Rights, there are seventeen remaining amendments.