There have been 27 amendments to the Constitution, beginning with the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, ratified December 15, 1791. More than 11,000 amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed, but only 27 have been ratified.First Amendment Explained: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Proposed Constitutional Amendments. There are 6 (six) proposed Amendments to the Constitution of Florida that will appear statewide on the November 2024 ballot. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. State constitutions, on the other hand, are much easier to modify, and state constitutional amendments are adopted on a regular basis. Constitutional Amendments - Amendment 1 – "The Freedom of Speech". Stanley Dersh citizenship poster recognizing the First Amendment, 1959. Voting in a federal election is one right only for U.S. citizens.