B. it gave the people a voice in political decisions.
Rationalism is the view that reason is the chief source and test of
knowledge, it is a methodology in which the criterion of the truth is
not sensory but intellectual and deductive.
During the scientific
revolution, changing perceptions about the role of the scientist in
respect to nature, the value of evidence, experimental or observed, led
towards a scientific methodology in which rationalism<span> played a large role.</span>
A sundae consists of ice cream and your choice of toppings.
Despises - hate or dislike.
Postpones - delay or reschedule.
Straggles - walk slowly or fall behind.
Consists - made up of.