Question

The federal government frequently enacts legislative directives that require the states to perform regulatory tasks at their own expense. these laws are often referred to as

Answer 1

The laws are often referred to as unfunded mandates. An unfunded mandate is a law in which actions are required to be made by the state or the government in locals in which they are required to do with no financing involve.

Answer 2

these laws are often referred to as Unfunded Mandates
Unfunded Mandates Refers to a regulation that given from the Federal government, without any fund from federal budget to perform it.
Unfunded Mandates do not necessarily only given to the government of the state because Public organizations or individuals could also obligated to do it if they violate a certain regulation.