[DOC] [TLE] State of the Union - Wikipedia [PAR] Background. The practice arises from a command given to the president in the Constitution of the United States: He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. [DOC] [TLE] State of the Union | US House of Representatives: History, Art ... [PAR] The formal basis for the State of the Union Address is from the U.S. Constitution: The President shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. Article II, Section 3, Clause 1. [DOC] [TLE] Article II, Section 3: State of the Union - Heritage Foundation [PAR] This is an essay about the State of the Union in the Constitution. ... [The President
] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union. 
... but in requiring, the president to lay before congress all facts and information, 
... Unlike the British model of a "speech from the throne" to Parliament, which... [DOC] [TLE] The State of the Nation Address: Traditions and History | Official ... [PAR] The President of the Philippines appears before Congress upon its invitation, .... 
in fulfillment of the Constitutional mandate to give a report of the state of the ... a 
SONA since no mention of the state of the country was given in the speech. 
President Quezon delivered his sixth and last SONA on January 31, 1941, as he 
would... [DOC] [TLE] The Constitution and the Inauguration of the President [PAR] Before the enactement of the 20th Amendment in 1933, the new president was ... 
moves the date of inauguration from March to "noon on the 20th day of January. 
... The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting... [DOC] [TLE] First Annual Address to Congress  George Washington's Mount ... [PAR] On January 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered the very first 
Annual ... Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that the 
President, shall ... in interactions as public as the constitutionally mandated 
addresses. ... The President was dressed in a second Mourning, and . . . read his 
speech well.. [DOC] [TLE] State of the Union Addresses of the Presidents of the United States [PAR] State of the Union Messages to the Congress are mandated by Article II, Section 
3 ... the Congress, but Jefferson was concerned that the practice of appearing 
before ... delivered oral messages to Congress, citing the authority of the 
Constitution. ... G.W. Bush's 2001 speech was actually his "Budget Message," 
and President... [DOC] [TLE] How often is the State of the Union address given? | Reference.com [PAR] The State of the Union address is mandated by the Constitution and given ... Prior 
to 1934, the State of the Union address was given in December, but that changed 
when... ... that changed when the opening of Congress moved from March to 
January. ... President Harry Truman gave a written address in January 1953, 
while... [DOC] [TLE] The President's State of the Union Address: Tradition, Function, and ... [PAR] January 16, 2015 ... of the Union address originates in the Constitution. ... 
expanded his State of the Union audience, addressing the speech to both the 
nation and ... Addresses given after a President's election or reelection and 
during periods of unified ..... Message in the House chamber before a joint 
session of Congress. [DOC] [TLE] President Obama's use of executive orders in ... - Constitution Daily [PAR] Aug 5, 2014 ... Congress makes the laws; the president executes them. ... allowed people under 
30 who came to the United States before the age ... In January 2013, President 
Obama issued 23 executive orders as part of his anti-gun-violence program. And 
this year, he used the speech to announce an order to increase... [DOC] [TLE] SOTU Debriefed: The President's Annual Address to Congress [PAR] January 20, 2015. Tonight, President Obama will

Question: The Constitution mandates this speech given by the president before Congress in January
Answer: the State of the Union