Keeping the President in Check, One Congressional Hearing at a Time
The State of the Union address is not just an annual ritual—it is a requirement. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution provides that the President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” That the speech is, today, more rhetorical than informative does not mean it is pointless. The political scientist Daniel Hoffman rightly noted that Section 3 is “an explicit statement of the [P]resident’s right and duty to keep Congress informed.”
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