"a violent criminal group uses military force to take control of entire regions of a country. the government is unable to stop it, allowing the group to exert control over the people living in the regions it rules. though the people hate these criminals, they cannot stop them from taking over their homelands."
which statement best describes the group in the passage?
a: it has power but not authority.
b: it has neither power nor authority.
c: it has authority but not power.
d: it has both power and authority.