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Question 66: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

Accepted answers

•The United States
•The flag

Why this matters

When you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you show loyalty to the United States and its flag. Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge in 1892. Congress added the words "under God" in 1954.

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