Civics & Economics
"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."
United States Constitution Article II, Section 3
State of the Union Address
SOTU 2014
Every year the President of the United States gives a speech before both houses of Congress. This speech is known as the State of the Union Address. This speech is given to fulfill the responsiblity given to the President in Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.
The State of the Union Address tells Congress what problems and issues he believes they should be passing legislation on. When the President gives the State of the Union of Address he is influencing the lawmaking process and therefore acting in the role chief legislator.
CNN Explains: The State of the Union
Published on Feb 11, 2013 (YouTube)
CNN's Tom Foreman explains the protocol and the history behind the president's annual address to Congress. For more CNN videos, visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/video/
Behind the Scenes with President Obama: SOTU Speech Prep
Published on Jan 28, 2014 (YouTube)
Go behind the scenes as the President works with his speechwriting team before his State of the Union Address.
Be Part of the State of the Union Address
Published on Jan 21, 2014 (YouTube)
White House Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough, previews all the ways you can get involved with the 2014 State of the Union.http://whitehouse.gov/sotu
Check This Out:
Interested in how this year's SOTU measures up with the previous years? Brad Borevitz has put together a graphic user interface using Java programming that compares all presidential State of the Union Addresses. What does it all mean? Be sure to read Borevitz's analysis of the data while you are there. To visit Brad Borevitz's website click the image to the right.
