Which of the Following Best Describes the Neo-Assyrian Command Structure

Which of the following best describes the Neo-Assyrian command structure?

A) Priests and religious leaders held the ultimate authority, and even the king was subordinate to their power.
B) Neo-Assyrians established a type of democracy in which certain members of society elected local representatives that would serve the empire.
C) The Assyrian king held absolute authority and controlled matters in his kingdom with a rigid hand.
D) The Assyrian king chose representatives from among the various ethnic groups he conquered to run newly incorporated territories.