Transparency, or clear and public access to operations within government institutions, is important for providing which of the following selections?

Options for this question are:

A. accountability

B. gossip

C. column inches

D. corruption

The correct answer is A, accountability. Accountability means the possibility of holding someone responsible; to hold someone accountable.

When it comes to government institutions we are talking about a compromise between state and people. We accept and support a government in exchange for a healthy and well-done ruling. Transparency is necessary for us to check if the compromise is being kept.

If the compromise is not being kept, as when a public agent is guilty of corruption, we can only hold him/her accountable for his/her actions if we have enough data about his/her deeds.