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federal mandates  

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  • A federal mandate, or direct order, in the United States is a federal regulation that must be complied with by a subnational government under the threat of a criminal or civil sanction. There are myriad arrays of federal mandates involving a broad range of state and local functions and programs. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Federal Mandates]

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