Answer:
1. He included that heading to encourage readers to be active citizens of their country by voting wisely during elections.
2. Its inclusion was successful because given the hard financial times, and the author's stressing of the most important needs of the citizens, readers would be motivated to choose good candidates with good policies.
Explanation:
The author David Wallechinsky, cited the hard times Americans have been facing and how difficult it is for them to meet up with daily living. The author's inclusion of the heading "What Can You Do?", highlighted the core issues which affected Americans, and these include; meeting up with the cost of dairy, drugs, gas, quality schools, and security.
He encouraged them to elect candidates that did not just make empty promises but who could actually deliver and make life easier for the populace. The statistics of the financial challenges would make readers take the information under this heading seriously.
