The Pledge at 125

When was the last year that the classroom flag was current? (Requires some research on your part.)

2007, by a high school student.

Frances, Bellamy, the pledge's creator was...

A magazine writer

Take a few moments to get up and study the classroom flag closely. The flag is not current. Why?

Because it only has 48 stars

When historians call the Pledge "an accident of history," you can infer they mean that

It was published by accident

What statment about the Pledge of Allegiance is true?

It was writen to mark the anniversary of Chistopher Colubus' arrival in the Americans.

As a result of Jehovah's Witness challenging the pledge of Allegiance, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that

No student could be forced to recite it

According to the article, what aspect of Soviet Communism inspired Americans to change the Pledge in 1954?

The Soviet Communists denounced religion.

Which best states the objection that some Americans have had to the Pledge's "under God" clause?

They say it violates the First Amendment.

The author's main purpose in this article is to

describe the role the Pledge has played in American history.