Part A: How does paragraph 8 contribute to the development of ideas in the text? A. It describes how presidents have to answer to the people during the State of Union address.

B. It gives an example of the imbalance of power between the people and in the government.

C. It proves that legislature are announced and controlled by the president.

D. It describes how presidents can use the State of the Union to publicize their goals.

The correct answer is D) It describes how presidents can use the State of the Union to publicize their goals.

How does paragraph 8 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

It describes how presidents can use the State of the Union to publicize their goals.

This is the correct answer because that paragraph talks about the way the United States President used the State of the Union Address to inform Congress and the American people about the situation of the country in politics, economy, security, and more.

But nowadays, the situation has changed and the US President uses public relations programs to appear before the media and tries to influence public opinion through mass media.

(d) take jobs from american workers.