The answer is Congress. The State of the Union address requires the president to update the congress on what is going on in the country.
EXPLANATION
Congress in the United States refers to the federal government’s bicameral legislature of the United States. Congress consists of two kinds of chambers, which are the Senate and the House of Representatives. The place where Congress meets is in Washington, D.C., or also known as the United States Capitol. Both of the congress’ chamber, the Senate and the House of Representatives, are chosen through election. The election is done directly and vacancies in the Senate is filled with a gubernatorial appointment.
In total, the congress has 535 voting members, that consists of 100 senators and 435 representatives. After being chosen, the members of the House of Representatives have the duty to serve for two years, representing the district, or also known as the people with single constituency. Each state in the United States has two senators. There are a total of 100 senators for 50 states. Each senator is selected through election for 6 years of serving.
To be eligible for the senators or representatives’ election, a person must be aged at least 25 years old for the House of Representatives and 30 years old for the Senate. All of the candidates have to be a citizen of United States for at least seven years (the House of Representatives) and nine years (the Senate).
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KEYWORD: congress, state of union, senates, representatives
Subject: Social Studies
Class: 10-12
Subchapter: Congress
