Which of the following is the biggest group of people to receive benefits under TANF?

The state executive committees of political parties in Texas __________

a. were established under the Texas Constitution of 1876 b. include a chair and vice chair, one of whom must be a woman c. are appointed by the top elected officials of each of the parties d. are selected at the parties' national conventions every four years

Researchers are studying a bureaucracy from the standpoint that it should be an apolitical organization that bases individual advancement on merit rather than political connections. What model are these researchers applying?

A. Acquisitive  B. Merit  C. Monopolistic  D. Spoils  E. Weberian