🇺🇸 US Citizenship Test practice question
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- One for each president
- One for each amendment
- One for each state today
- (Because there were) 13 original colonies Correct answer
Explanation
This is one of the official answers published by USCIS for the 2025 version of the civics test. Also accepted: (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies.
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