Building techniques improved, iron became more common, and hydraulics were used to dig riverbeds deeper. So less floods happened that destroyed farms and endangered lives.
The answer is D.
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the two factors are inertia and gravity

According to the passage :
B. All branches of government have equal power.
is the correct answer.
Answer:
The main feature is that the Justices are not elected by the people.
Explanation:
The US Supreme Court Justices are not elected democratically by the people but they are instead nominated by the President and then after their nomination confirmed the the US Senate. Furthermore, they are serving indefinitely as long as they uphold the good behavior and can cast down laws passed as unconstitutional by the officially elected representatives.