In excerpt from "President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address," what does President Obama argue? Citizens should intervene to prevent force Congress to do their jobs.

Shutting down the government effectively settles disputes in Congress.

The debate over the size of the federal government has been resolved by Congress.

It is the duty of Congress to set aside differences to help America progress.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.