Which of the following arguments appears in the declaration of independence? a. colonies should not be ruled by a government from across the ocean. b. the king is not the rightful ruler of england. c. people give governments their power to rule. d. monarchs grant inalienable rights to the people.

Answer is B.

 The United States Declaration of Independence stated that the thirteen colonies were now sovereign states. It contains many solid arguments and it was drafted by Thomas Jefferson. It starts with the affirmation of one people needing to dissolve political links with another.  Further, there are several arguments involving the king, as being a "Tyrant, unfit to be ruler of a free people."

i'd have to with d.

explanation:

conformal maps greatly distort _sizes_ of continents in higher latitudes.

the answer is sizes.