No amendments were initially added to the Constitution because the founding fathers thought it was complete enough. They didn't feel it was necessary to enumerate rights. They also felt that if they started enumerating rights, it would set a bad precedent and imply nobody had rights which were not listed. The more liberal-minded of that day felt there needed to be a fail-safe measure for the future.
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There were 12 amendments added to the constitution in the 20th century.
No amendments were added in 1776. The Constitution did not become law until 1787. The first amendments were added in 1792.
Amendments.
amendments
False. As of January 2015, there have been 33 amendments added to the US Constitution.
27 amendments have been added to the Constitution
There are a total of 27 amendments- one of which removed an earlier amendment.
The number was 8
A constitution tells how governments are made
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Amendments