Removing GAO from the purview of the executive branch is most closely associated with what principle of accountability?

Socialism is

A. a system of beliefs that has emerged primarily in the West in opposition to oppression of women, and opposition to sexism in general. B. a belief that all forms of government interfere with individual rights and should be abolished. C. an ideology that developed out of the Industrial Revolution advocating governmental concern with individuals' quality of life, includ¬ing educa¬tion, medical care, and standard of living. D. a belief that advocates a close degree of cooperation between the government and labor and business groups in the formation of economic policy.

The triggering mechanism for environmental policy making at the federal level was the 1962 publication of ____________Silent Spring

a. Al Gore's b. Bill Clinton's c. Barack Obama's d. George H.W. Bush's e. Rachel Carson's