Unfunded mandatePublic HealthUS Politics & Political ScienceA federal requirement that states take action without providing funding to cover the costs.Learn about this termUnit 08: federalismPublic HealthUnit 09: federalism laboratory obstacleUS Politics & Political ScienceRelated TermsFederalismA system of government in which power is divided between a c...Conditional spendingFederal grants to states conditioned on state compliance wit...