The State of the Union Address Is

question 61

Multiple Choice

The State of the Union address is

• A) required by a law passed by Congress in 1802 and renewed ever since.
• B) requested by the president, and comity demands that his or her request is always accepted.
• C) based on tradition but was discontinued during the Great Depression and World War II.
• D) mandated by the Constitution.
• E) requested by the media and nearly always agreed to by the president and Congress.

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