National symbols of the United States

National symbols of the United States are the symbols used to represent the United States of America.

List of symbols

Symbol Name File Ref.
Flag Flag of the United States [1]
Oath of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance [2]
Seal Great Seal of the United States (obverse)
(reverse)		 [3]
National mammal American bison [4]
National anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner"
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
 [5]
National motto
 "In God We Trust" [6]
National floral emblem Rose rosa carolina [7]
National march "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
"The Stars and Stripes Forever"
 [8]
National tree Oak tree (Quercus) [9]
National bird Bald eagle [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 4 U.S.C. § 1 ("The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be fifty stars, white in a blue field."); § 2 ("On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.").
  2. ↑ 4 U.S.C. § 4 (“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”).
  3. ↑ 4 U.S.C. § 41 ("The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States.").
  4. ↑ National Bison Legacy Act, Pub. L. 114-152, § 3(a) ("The mammal commonly known as the 'North American bison' is adopted as the national mammal of the United States.")
  5. ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 301(a) ("The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.").
  6. ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 302 ("'In God we trust' is the national motto.").
  7. ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 303 ("The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem.").
  8. ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 304 ("The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is the national march.").
  9. ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 305 ("The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the national tree.").
  10. ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 306 ("The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is the national bird.").
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