What is an unfunded mandate? a. an action the u. s. supreme court can use to enforce decisions that relate to both the legislative and executive branches b. a state-generated law or policy objective that fails to receive additional funding by the federal government c. a federal policy objective that lacks the required federal funding to achieve implementation, and for which the national government must rely on state aid d. a federal law that requires the states to do certain things but does not provide state governments with the funding to implement these policies?