The French revolutionaries killed all of the people of prominent position, including the king and queen.
The answer is increases.
By increasing the decentralized power, the Voters/Citizens will became less involved in the regulation process.
In this situation, The government who held the final say for the potential regulations will only made the regulation that benefit a certain groups/people that contribute the most to their campaign.
Your answer would be A & C.
A because they idea of the Articles of Confederation looked much better on paper, to unite the 13 Colonies, and C because, once the Articles were put into play, Congress never had any real power.