Question 96 of 100
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Acceptable answers
- because there were 13 original colonies
- because the stripes represent the original colonies
Explanation
The flag has 13 stripes for the 13 original colonies.
Why it matters
The stripes tie today's flag back to the nation's founding.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 96 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
- New York (Harbor)answers Question 95: Where is the Statue of Liberty?
- We the Peopleanswers Question 3: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
- You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.answers Question 10: What is freedom of religion?
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Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.