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The U.S. Constitution has been amended exactly 27 times in 250 years. That's it. In a country that argues about everything, changing the founding document itself has happened less than once a decade, on average. For 8th-grade civics students, the 27 amendments tell the entire story of American democracy — the full sweep of who counts, who votes, and who belongs. Here's a guided tour, grouped the way we teach it. The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1–10) Ratified in 1791, the first