19.2 - Formal Powers - State of the Union

Question 1

Chapter 19.2 - Formal powers of the president - State of the Union address

Answer 1

State of the Union address

Question 2

What is said in the Constitution about the State of the Union address?

Answer 2

The president shall ‘from time to time give Congress Information of the State of the Union’

Question 3

What did Trump ask Congress for in 2018 which was part of his campaign?

Answer 3

A $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill to build his ‘wall’

Question 4

What was Biden’s main focus in his 2022 State of the Union address?

Answer 4

The war in Ukraine

Question 5

In December 2022, how much aid did Congress give to Ukraine as part of a $1.7 trillion spending package?

Answer 5

$45 billion

Question 6

What was a success of Obama’s State of the Union address?

Answer 6

The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act as signed, protection for gay rights

Question 7

What did Trump claim about the economy in his 2020 State of the Union address?

Answer 7

‘Our economy is the best it has ever been’

Question 8

What did Trump say about the 2nd amendment in his 2020 State of the Union address?

Answer 8

He vowed to ‘always protect your second amendment right to keep and bear arms’