Accountability
Definition
Accountability refers to individuals, organizations, or governments being held responsible for their actions and decisions.
Analogy
Consider it like getting graded for your homework; if you do well, you get a good grade (positive accountability). If you don't, your grades drop (negative accountability).
Related terms
Checks and Balances: A system that allows each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.
Transparency: The idea that an institution's actions should be open to public scrutiny.
Responsibility: The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or having control over someone.
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