Autopsy of the Pledge of Allegiance
Other State and National Pledges
Did you know that some U.S. states have pledges to their state flags, and that other countries also use pledges to their flags?
Many United States states have pledges, salutes, or other official ways of recognizing their flags.
Alabama | Arkansas | Georgia (see also)| Kentucky
Louisiana | Michigan | Mississippi | New Mexico
North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma | Rhode Island
South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Other Civic Statements
In addition, other well-known oaths are part of America's civic procedures, such as the Presidential Oath of Office, or the Oath of Citizenship.
- Presidential Oath of Office taken during the Presidential Inauguration (via the Smithsonian Museum of American History)
- Naturalization Oath of Allegiance Oath of Allegiance taken by immigrants to America as part of obtaining United States citizenship