Which groups solve political problems by helping to win elections and influencing policy?

Committee chairs in the Texas Legislature

a. are always members of the majority party and are elected by members of the committees. b. are always members of the majority party and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers. c. usually are distributed to members of both parties and are elected by members of the committees. d. usually are distributed to members of both parties and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers. e. None of the above is correct.

Because they continue from one Congress to the next, __________ committees are permanent fixtures to which bills are referred for consideration

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