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United States
Heritage Award
November 22, 2011
The Declaration of Independence
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The Declaration was a
formal explanation of why
Congress had voted on July
2 to declare independence
from Great Britain, more
than a year after the
outbreak of the American
Revolutionary War.
The Declaration of Independence
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Announced that the thirteen American colonies
then at war with Great Britain regarded
themselves as independent states, and no longer a
part of the British Empire.
Thomas Jefferson composed the original draft of
the document.
Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4,
1776
The Constitution
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Supreme law of the
United States of
America.
The framework for the
organization of the US
government and its
relationship with the
states and citizens
The Constitution (cont)
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The Constitution was adopted on September 17,
1787, by the Constitutional Convention in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by
conventions in each U.S. state in the name of
"The People".
Amended twenty-seven times; the first ten
amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
The Star Spangled Banner
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Written by Francis Scott Key as he watched the
bombardment of Fort McHenry, in Baltimore,
during the War of 1812. (Sept. 14, 1814)
Originally known as "Defense of Fort
McHenry”.
Came to be sung to the tune of a pre-existing
song “To Anacreon in Heaven”.
The Star Spangled Banner (cont)
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We typically only sing the first verse
Actually has 4 full verses
The Star Spangled Banner (cont)
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the Rockets' red glare, the Bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there;
O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave,
O'er the Land of the free and the home of the brave?
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream,
'Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd home and the war's desolation,
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land,
Praise the Power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto—"In God is our Trust;“
And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
The Pledge of Allegiance
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I pledge allegiance
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to the emblem of your country
of the United States of
America
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You promise to be true
a nation made up of fifty states
and several territories, each with
certain rights of its own
And to the republic
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a country where the people elect
representatives from among
themselves to make laws for them
for which it stands
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to the Flag
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One nation under God,
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the nation cannot be split into
parts
With liberty and justice
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a country whose people are free
to believe in God
Indivisible,
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the flag represents the United
States of America
with freedom and fairness
for all.
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for every person in the country you and every other American.
The United States Flag
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Thirteen stripes – represent original 13 states.
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
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South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
The United States Flag
( From 1795 to 1818 )
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When a new state was admitted into the United
States, a star and a stripe was added to the flag.
In 1818, the change was with the stripes. Instead
of adding a stripe with each state, now add only
a star.
This change made the flag stay of uniform shape
and size.
The United States Flag
( After 1818 )
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Originally, no rule on how to add stars
Later in 1818, President James Monroe ordered
that stars be arranged in four equal, parallel rows
of five each.
(20 Star Flag)
Fort McHenry Flag
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Originally 30x42 feet with 15 stars and 15 stripes
Now about 30x38 feet and has a star missing
due to souvenirs being cut off before the 1880′s.
Proper Display of Flag
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When carried in procession with other flags, the
U.S. flag should be either on the marching right
(the flag’s right) or to the front and center of the
flag line. When displayed on a float in a parade,
the flag should be hung from a staff or
suspended so it falls free. It should not be
draped over a vehicle.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When displayed with another flag against a wall
from crossed staffs, the U.S. flag should be on
its own right (left to a person facing the wall)
and its staff should be in front of the other flag’s
staff.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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In a group of flags displayed from staffs, the
U.S. flag should be at the center and the highest
point.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When the U.S. flag is displayed other than from
a staff, it should be displayed flat, or suspended
so that its folds fall free. When displayed over a
street, place the union so it faces north or east,
depending upon the direction of the street.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When the U.S. flag is displayed from a staff
projecting from a building, the union of the flag
should be placed at the peak of the staff unless
the flag is at half staff. When suspended from a
rope extending from the building on a pole, the
flag should be hoisted out, union first from the
building.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When flags of states, cities or organizations are
flown on the same staff, the U.S. flag must be at
the top (except during church services
conducted at sea by Navy chaplains).
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When other flags are flown from adjacent staffs,
the U.S. flag should be hoisted first and lowered
last. It must be on the right of other flags and no
other flag should stand higher than it. Flags of
other nations should be flown from separate
staffs. International custom dictates that flags of
different nations be displayed at the same height
in peacetime and be approximately the same
size.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When displayed flat against the wall on a
speaker’s platform, the flag should be above and
behind the speaker with the union on the left
side as the audience looks at it (again, the flag’s
right).
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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When the flag hangs from a staff in a church or
public place, it should appear to the audience on
the left, the speaker’s right. Any other flags
displayed should be placed on the opposite side
of the speaker.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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The flag may cover a casket, but should not
cover a statue or monument for unveiling. On a
casket, the union (blue field) should be at the
deceased person’s head and heart, over the left
shoulder. But the flag should be removed before
the casket is lowered into the grave and should
never touch the ground. Whenever the flag is
displayed at half-staff, it should be first raised to
the top. Lowering from half-staff is preceded by
first raising it momentarily to the top.
Proper Display of Flag (cont)
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During the hoisting or lowering of the flag or
when it passes in parade or review, Americans
should stand at attention facing the flag and
place their right hand over the heart. Uniformed
military members render the military salute. Men
not in uniform should remove any headdress
and hold it with their right hand at their left
shoulder, the hand resting over the heart. Those
who are not U.S. citizens should stand at
attention.
Respect for the Flag
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No disrespect should be shown to the flag of
the United States of America; the flag should
not be dipped to any person or thing.
Regimental colors, State flags, and organization
or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark
of honor.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(a) The flag should never be displayed with the
union down, except as a signal of dire distress in
instances of extreme danger to life or property.
(b) The flag should never touch anything
beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water,
or merchandise.
(c) The flag should never be carried flat or
horizontally, but always aloft and free.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(d) The flag should never be used as wearing
apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be
festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but
always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue,
white, and red, always arranged with the blue
above, the white in the middle, and the red
below, should be used for covering a speaker's
desk, draping the front of the platform, and for
decoration in general.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed,
used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it
to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
(f) The flag should never be used as a covering
for a ceiling.
(g) The flag should never have placed upon it,
nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any
mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design,
picture, or drawing of any nature.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(h) The flag should never be used as a
receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or
delivering anything.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(i) The flag should never be used for advertising
purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should
not be embroidered on such articles as cushions
or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or
otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes
or anything that is designed for temporary use
and discard. Advertising signs should not be
fastened to a staff or halyard from which the
flag is flown.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a
costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag
patch may be affixed to the uniform of military
personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of
patriotic organizations. The flag represents a
living country and is itself considered a living
thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a
replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the
heart.
Respect for the Flag (cont)
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(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it
is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should
be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by
burning.
Parts of the Flag
The United States
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Fifty States
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Delaware, December 7, 1787
Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787
New Jersey, December 18, 1787
Georgia, January 2, 1788
Connecticut, January 9, 1788
Massachusetts, February 6, 1788
Maryland, April 28, 1788
South Carolina, May 23, 1788
New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
Virginia, June 25, 1788
New York, July 26, 1788
North Carolina, November 21, 1789
Rhode Island, May 29, 1790
Vermont, March 4, 1791
Kentucky, June 1, 1792
Tennessee, June 1, 1796
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Ohio, March 1, 1803
Louisiana, April 30, 1812
Indiana, December 11, 1816
Mississippi, December 10, 1817
Illinois, December 3, 1818
Alabama, December 14, 1819
Maine, March 15, 1820
Missouri, August 10, 1821
Arkansas, June 15, 1836
Michigan, January 26, 1837
Florida, March 3, 1845
Texas, December 29, 1845
Iowa, December 28, 1846
Wisconsin, May 29, 1848
California, September 9, 1850
Minnesota, May 11, 1858
The United States (cont)
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Fifty States
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Oregon, February 14, 1859
Kansas, January 29, 1861
West Virginia, June 20, 1863
Nevada, October 31, 1864
Nebraska, March 1, 1867
Colorado, August 1, 1876
North Dakota, November 2, 1889
South Dakota, November 2, 1889
Montana, November 8, 1889
Washington, November 11, 1889
Idaho, July 3, 1890
Wyoming, July 10, 1890
Utah, January 4, 1896
Oklahoma, November 16, 1907
New Mexico, January 6, 1912
Arizona, February 14, 1912
 Alaska, January 3, 1959
 Hawaii, August 21, 1959
Pres., Vice Pres., Speaker
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Joe Biden
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Speaker of
the House
Senators
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Representatives
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