The annual speech given by the president to update Congress and the people is called the State of the Union address.
That is when the president chooses to give it but I think he wants to welcome the new Congress and hopefully get them on his side. The speech used to be given in December to sum up the year and look toward next year.
It is called the state of the union address.
It is usually given in January. In 2013, it was given in February. Instructions from the Constitution are "from time to time".
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The State of the Union speech or address is what they call this constitutionally mandated report to Congress. The report may be written or oral and does not have to be given every year, but modern presidents have been giving it annually in person to a joint session of Congress in January.
The question has combined two different events. Congress makes the laws and the state of the Union is given by the President. New laws can be mentioned in the State of the Union but not promoted. Congress has very little to do with the speech given by the President. It is his night to address the nation and not push the agenda of Congress.
It's known as "The State of the Union Address" and it is given at the end of January
The State of the Union Address is an annual speech or presentation that is given by the President of the United States to the United States Congress.
The State of the Union speech or address is what they call this constitutionally mandated report to Congress. The report may be written or oral and does not have to be given every year, but modern presidents have been giving it annually in person to a joint session of Congress in January.
The president will give a speech is active.The speech will be given by the president is passive.The passive voice is formed with a form of "to be" (be, in this case) and a past participle (given). Note that the object (the speech) is put in the subject position, and the subject (the president) is put in the object position.
Congress can impeach a president.