美國國家象徵

美國國家象徵（英語：National Symbols of the United States）指的是那些常常被使用作為美利堅合眾國象徵的事物。本文中羅列了多種可用作美利堅合眾國象徵的事物，部分由《美國法典》確定，另有一部分系廣為人知的事實。

象徵列表[編輯]

象徵類型	象徵名稱	圖像 / 音樂	註釋
國旗	美國國旗		^[1]
國徽	美國國徽	美國國徽正面美國國徽背面	^[2]
國鳥	白頭海雕		^[3]
國家動物	美洲野牛		^[4]^[5]^[6]
國歌	《星條旗》		^[7]
國家格言（官方性質）	In God We Trust 我們信仰上帝		^[8]
國家格言（用於造幣）	E pluribus unum 合眾為一		^[9]
國花	玫瑰		^[10]
國家進行曲	《星條旗永不落》		^[11]
國樹	橡樹		^[12]

參考資料[編輯]

^ "The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field."（美國法典第4編（英語：Title 4 of the United States Code） §§ 第1–1節）
"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."（美國法典第4編（英語：Title 4 of the United States Code） §§ 第1–2節）
^ "The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States."（美國法典第4編（英語：Title 4 of the United States Code） §§ 第2–41節）
^ Beans, Bruce E. Eagle's plume : the struggle to preserve the life and haunts of America's bald eagle 1. Bison Books print. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1996: 59 [2018-08-05]. ISBN 0-8032-6142-X. A modified version of Charles Thomson's proposal for the Great Seal of the United States on June 20, 1782, with a bald eagle in the center, was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 20, 1782.
^ National Bison Legacy Act, Pub. L. 114-152, 130 Stat. 373 (approved May 9, 2016), § 3(a) ("The mammal commonly known as the 'North American bison' is adopted as the national mammal of the United States.")
^ 15 Facts About Our National Mammal: The American Bison. United States Department of the Interior. 2016-05-09 [2016-05-27]. （原始內容存檔於2021-03-30）.
^ Harris, Gardiner. Obama Signs Law Making Bison the First National Mammal. The New York Times. 2016-05-09 [2016-05-27]. （原始內容存檔於2021-03-10）.
^ "(a) The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–301節）
^ "'In God we trust' is the national motto."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–302節）
^ Boris I. Bittker; Scott C. Idleman; Frank S. Ravitch. Religion and the State in American Law. London. 2015-10-06: 136 [2018-08-05]. ISBN 978-1107419285. （原始內容存檔於2018-08-06）. The nation's first unofficial motto was 'E pluribus unum'('Out of many, one'), which was proposed in 1776, adopted in 1782, and to this day is part of the Great Seal of the United States. 'E plurbius unum' first appeared in coinage in 1795 and in 1873 was required on all U.S. coinage...
^ "The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–303節）
^ "The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is the national march."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–304節）
^ "The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the national tree."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–305節）

外部連結[編輯]

美國國家象徵與符號（頁面存檔備份，存於互聯網檔案館）（英文）

[1] "The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field."（美國法典第4編（英語：Title 4 of the United States Code） §§ 第1–1節）
"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."（美國法典第4編（英語：Title 4 of the United States Code） §§ 第1–2節）

[2] "The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States."（美國法典第4編（英語：Title 4 of the United States Code） §§ 第2–41節）

[3] Beans, Bruce E. Eagle's plume : the struggle to preserve the life and haunts of America's bald eagle 1. Bison Books print. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1996: 59 [2018-08-05]. ISBN 0-8032-6142-X. A modified version of Charles Thomson's proposal for the Great Seal of the United States on June 20, 1782, with a bald eagle in the center, was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 20, 1782.

[4] National Bison Legacy Act, Pub. L. 114-152, 130 Stat. 373 (approved May 9, 2016), § 3(a) ("The mammal commonly known as the 'North American bison' is adopted as the national mammal of the United States.")

[5] 15 Facts About Our National Mammal: The American Bison. United States Department of the Interior. 2016-05-09 [2016-05-27]. （原始內容存檔於2021-03-30）.

[6] Harris, Gardiner. Obama Signs Law Making Bison the First National Mammal. The New York Times. 2016-05-09 [2016-05-27]. （原始內容存檔於2021-03-10）.

[7] "(a) The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–301節）

[8] "'In God we trust' is the national motto."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–302節）

[9] Boris I. Bittker; Scott C. Idleman; Frank S. Ravitch. Religion and the State in American Law. London. 2015-10-06: 136 [2018-08-05]. ISBN 978-1107419285. （原始內容存檔於2018-08-06）. The nation's first unofficial motto was 'E pluribus unum'('Out of many, one'), which was proposed in 1776, adopted in 1782, and to this day is part of the Great Seal of the United States. 'E plurbius unum' first appeared in coinage in 1795 and in 1873 was required on all U.S. coinage...

[10] "The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–303節）

[11] "The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is the national march."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–304節）

[12] "The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the national tree."（美國法典第36編（英語：Title 36 of the United States Code） §§ 第3–305節）

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