How did new theories and inventions of the scientific revolution impact religion and the popularity of democracy?

Because it challenged what people thought was true at the time and it scared them. Those in authority at the time wanted to silence anyone that supported change. A prime example of this was the persecution of Gelileo because he supported the idea of the Heliocentric Theory, or the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system rather than the Earth being the center. 

The articles created a national government composed of a congress, which had the power to declare war, sign treaties, make alliances and more.