The Soviet Union suffered the most .
Yes it can because new ideas can make others change their mind in all different ways. It can also spark new topics and interest of ideas for others to explore. Politics is a good one because of Trump he got many people to vote for him because of the ideas he had. its just like when you parents say don't hang out with the wrong people even tho your not a person who does bad things being with them can influence you to do bad.
The firsts codes of law came from the ancient cities, you know like rome and greece, and jerusalm. They had laws like we do now, for example, if you steal thats against the law, what is the punishment? its stated in the law you will go to jail or do community service. Modern days it pretty much the same thing, we took those building blocks that the early humans have made and just built on top of it making it better. (if you need more info just comment)
The correct answer for this is every 2 years there is re-election.