White Sands, New Mexico, is an area of desert where the ground is white instead of dark. Lizards living in other parts of the desert have dark, striped skin. Many lizards of the same
species living at White Sands have white skin. Which of the following statements best explains
this?

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.