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Yes, it is. Article 2, Section 3 requires the president to ". . . from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union. . . "
False; it is stated that the president must address the public from "time to time". No specific time is actually set.
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The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3 states in part, "[The president] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient..."
Yes. In the Constitution, an annual state of the union address is explicitly listed as one of the president's job duties.
It has been known as The State of the Union Address since the 1940s; before then it was called "the President's Annual Message to Congress". It does not need to be in the form of a speech, and it does not need to be delivered every year. The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3 states, in part, "[The President] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient..." Throughout the 19th century the Presidents sent the State of the Union to Congress in writing, and it was read by the clerk. Woodrow Wilson revived the practice of delivering the State of the Union orally.
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Yes. This requirement is a mandate from the US Constitution. It is known as the State of the Union Address. It used to be a written message to Congress, but modern presidents give in as a speech once a year.