Elections are important to democracies because a. they allow peaceful change through the mass participation of citizens b. they prevent all change in government policies, ensuring stability c. they prevent incumbents from gaining re-election, ensuring turnover in office d. none of these are reasons why elections are important to democracies

What were copernicus’s ideas about the order of the universe deemed to be dangerous to church thinking? (5 points) a.the church was invested in the idea that the earth was at the center of the universe b.copernicus was developing a new religion that would challenge the church c.the church feared his ideas threatened their control of european universities d.copernicus was a follower of luther and therefore could not be trusted