Accountable
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having accountability (individuals have accountability). Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability). Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; Being answerable for. Being liable for. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. (Documents): Items such as airline tickets, whose issue must be recorded by the issuing authority and matched up again after use.
Example sentence: Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.
Responsible
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
Example sentence: I'm responsible for what I say, but I'm not responsible about how people interpret my situation.