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How does the president decide whether or not to give a state of the union speech?
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Giving a State of the Union speech (more commonly called an 'address') is not optional. The president is expected to do it. In fact, the Constitution says a president must do it. Although the Constitution does not spell out when or even how (it can be written and sent over, or delivered in person as a speech to congress), it does say a president must provide the congress with a report, informing them of how the country is progressing under his leadership. So, this has become an annual event for every president. Some presidents have decided to deliver it as a formal speech, while others just sent it as a written report. In the past 70 years or so, delivering it in person as a formal speech (or address) has become the custom-- which is how George Washington did it at the very beginning of our country.
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NO
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State of the Union
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