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StateUnionAddress_History.appHeader = "Fact file|The State of the Union Address";
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StateUnionAddress_History[i-1].body = "The formal basis for the State of the Union Address is from the U.S. Constitution:<br><ul><li>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.\" Article II, Section 3, Clause 1.</ul><br>The constitutionally mandated presidential address has gone through a few name changes: <br><ul><li>It was formally known as the Annual Message from 1790 to 1934.<br><li>It began to be informally called the State of the Union Address from 1942 to 1946.<br><li>Since 1947 it has generally been known as the State of the Union Address.</ul><br>Earlier Annual Messages of the president included agency budget requests and general reports on the health of the economy. During the 20th century Congress required more specialized reports on these two aspects separate from the Annual Message.<br><ul><li>Budget Message, required by the National Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 20) to be delivered to Congress no more than two weeks after Congress convenes in January.<br><li>Economic Report, required by the Employment Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 23), with a flexible delivery date.</ul><br>Over time, as the message content changed, the focus of the State of the Union also changed:<br><ul><li>In the 19th century, the annual message was both a lengthy administrative report on the various departments of the executive and a budget and economic message. <br><li>After 1913, when Woodrow Wilson revived the practice of presenting the message to Congress in person, it became a platform for the president to rally support for his agenda.<br><li>Technological changes -- radio, television, and the internet -- further developed the State of the Union into a forum for the president to speak directly to the American people.</ul>";

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StateUnionAddress_History[i-1].body = "In modern practice, the State of the Union Message is delivered in the House Chamber. Prior to the move to the Capitol the Senate Chamber was often where the Annual Message was delivered by the president.<br>A House concurrent resolution sets aside the day and time for a joint session \"for receiving such communication as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them\" and is passed by both the House and Senate.<p>The ratification of the 20' Amendment on January 23, 1933 changed the opening of Congress from early March to early January, affecting the delivery of the Annual Message. <br><ul><li>Until 1934, the Message was delivered every December.<br><li>Since 1934, the Message and Address is delivered every January or February.</ul>";

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StateUnionAddress_History[i-1].body = "The following officials occupy floor seating in the House Chamber during the Address: <br><ul><li>Members and former Members of the House of Representative.<br><li>Members and former Members of the Senate<br><li>The President's Cabinet, save one secretary, and the joint Chiefs of Staff.<br><li>The Chief Justice of the United States and the Justices of the Supreme Court. <br><li>Diplomatic Corps.</ul><p>Seating in the gallery is by tickets only, coordinated by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House.<p>Since President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union Addresses, some personal guests of the president in the gallery have been publicly recognized in the course of the Address.";

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