D) the oil and gas resources of the Middle East
An unfunded mandate may be viewed as unfair since
- Some local leaders argue most of a state/city budget is produced from activities designed to fulfill federal laws
- They become an arm to implement federal policy
- It can reduce the ability of state/local jurisdictions to develop.
It meant great expansion of British territorial claims in the new world but the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt
Confederation is an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.