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Title: Why is it important that the GAO reports to Congress rather than to the president?
Description: Answers the question in three paragraphs.
Description: Answers the question in three paragraphs.
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The significance behind the GAO
reporting to the Congress rather than the president is to ensure that their auditors are independent, therefore their results are credible
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Our text mentions that an independent auditor ensures that the financial records for that year are an accurate representation of
where the public's money went
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The audit stage is important because it displays a financial report and is essential to accountability
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The auditing stage is crucial because it acts as a check on the
executive, ensuring that the public’s money is being spent where it was meant to be spent, rather
than public money being spent to advance one's own self interests
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The GAO is one of the most important elements of the auditing process
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When the audit records
are reported and appropriated at the end of each fiscal year, the GAO acts are a check on the executive branch
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Title: Why is it important that the GAO reports to Congress rather than to the president?
Description: Answers the question in three paragraphs.
Description: Answers the question in three paragraphs.