2008 civics test · Question 52 of 100 · Rights and Responsibilities

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

Q: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

the United States; the flag. The Pledge of Allegiance begins, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands." So when you say it, you show loyalty to the flag and to the United States that the flag represents.

In Chinese 当我们诵读效忠誓词时，我们效忠的是什么？

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the United States美国
the flag国旗

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The Pledge of Allegiance begins, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands." So when you say it, you show loyalty to the flag and to the United States that the flag represents.

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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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