1. all people, including rulers, are required to obey the law. 2. binding documents are used to state laws and limitations. 3. a system of checks and balances protects from abuse. 4. it protects the rights of citizens. this list describes a) the benefits of limited governments. b) how unlimited governments are efficient. c) why some countries are ruled by absolute monarchs. d) the negative outcomes of totalitarian governments.

option d is correct. corroborated sources of historical evidence   is necessary to validate a claim about an event in history.

historians tend to use written sources, but audio and visual materials as well as artifacts are important objects that supply information to modern historians.

historical sources are usually divided into two categories: primary and secondary sources. depending on the historian's intent, some sources shift their designation. determining what type of sources toimplement, and the level of credibility and reliability of those sources, is a significant step in critical thinking for the historian.

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i believe the answer is a