What led to powerful states becoming a distinct feature of western European society?

i think i will need more detail to answer if this is a specific question on a test, but technology advancements are good for many industries, such as medicine or food industries, new technology could us in medicine in ways such as new scanners to tell us more about our bodies or new cures or vaccines for diseases.

cruel and illegal punishments

that would be the correct answer

sedition laws violated the first amendment to the u.s. constitution, which protects freedom of speech and the press.

it would mean for other coutnries that the speak of them may cause a war or a person from another country talking about it could get arrested and the countiry and other contries could count that as rasisim and start a race war.