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Unfunded MandateAn unfunded mandate is legislation that requires a government to carry out an action, but does not appropriate any funds for that purpose. The No Child Left Behind Act has been criticized as an unfunded mandate. The Economist notes, "This requires all public schools to test students, in order to improve their education. In theory, the act fully finances the new tests. In practice, say local officials, implementing the act requires changes in the whole education system, not just adding a few extra tests. The cost, they say, is $35 billion a year more than the act provides for"http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1800814. Other examples include the provisions in the United States Constitution that provide for direct election of Representatives, Senators, and the President, without authorizing appropriation of funds to conduct the electionshttp://ksghome.harvard.edu/~dking/dckfiles/bostonreview.htm. Reference *King, David C.: Election Reform as an Unfunded Mandate, Sep. 3, 2001.
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