Congress has established three staff agencies designed to provide the legislative branch with resources and expertise independent of the executive branch. These three agencies are the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, and the

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the agency that serves as the congressional watchdog over the executive branch but it is not a staff agency. The Department of Commerce and the Federal Reserve Board are executive branch agencies, not staff agencies for Congress. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a staff agency, but it is part of the executive branch and not independent of it. Therefore, the correct answer is A) Government Accountability Office.

Congress Has Established Three Staff Agencies Designed to Provide the Legislative