Why does the author introduce the text using a series of rhetorical questions? A
to convince the reader that the majority of government power should be placed in the hands of the citizens, not the states that represent them

B
to inform the reader that the individual states need to maintain the bulk of power, instead of the federal government or the local communities in the state

C
to convince the reader that the majority of government power should be placed in the federal government because the states have too much infighting

D
to inform the reader that many of the individual states of the union are dissatisfied with the outcome of the conflict, and each of them are vying for power