How many times has the U.S Constitution been altered over the past 200 years?

The Constitution has been altered by the addition of Amendments. Check this site to see how many Amendments have been enacted since 1808.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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To determine how many times the U.S Constitution has been altered over the past 200 years, we can break down the process into the following steps:

1. Start with the original text: The U.S Constitution was ratified on September 17, 1787. The original text consists of seven articles outlining the structure of the federal government and the rights and responsibilities of its citizens.

2. Identify amendments: Over the years, amendments have been made to the Constitution. Amendments are changes or additions to the original text that require a formal process outlined in Article V of the Constitution.

3. Count the amendments: To find out the number of amendments, we can examine the history of constitutional amendments.

a. The first ten amendments, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on December 15, 1791. These amendments protect individual rights and limit the powers of the federal government.

b. Since the Bill of Rights, there have been an additional 17 amendments to the Constitution. Some notable examples include the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery), the 19th Amendment (granting women the right to vote), and the 26th Amendment (lowering the voting age to 18).

4. Calculate the total: By adding the number of amendments to the original Constitution, we can determine the total number of alterations.

Based on this process, the U.S Constitution has been altered a total of 27 times since its adoption in 1787.