dgets would notallow for their undoing. A stop to the passing of mandates occurred in 1995 with theUnfunded Mandates Act. The act could limit the mandates passed, but had no authority tochange previous mandates. With the passing of the Unfunded Mandates Act, the federal government hopes togive more power to the states and restore some of the values of early federalism. Theireffort to shift power back to the states is a slow process, but it is necessary....
