legislators
I think it may be the great compromise.
many members of congress and the state government were against the new constitution, because it took power from the government and gave it to the people.
In Australia each state and territory has its own set of Constitutional Laws that are legally binding to the original Constitution. Laws can be changed according to the constitution if the High Court can deem the State or Territory law unconstitutional.
One obligation to the states that the Constitution gave to the national government in Article IV, Section 4 is to protect each state from invasion. Another obligation is to guarantee each state a republican form of government.
The structure of each state's legislature is determined by that state's constitution.
establish its own constitution
Each state has 2 Senators, this number is in the Constitution
The structure of each state's legislature is determined by that state's constitution.
Originally the Constitution get each state Legislatures the power to select the senators from each state.
legislature of each state
Yes and Yes. The US Constitution applies to all the states. Each state has its own constitution that applies to that state. The state cannot contradict anything in the US Constitution, but they can add things that they feel are missing, or have more stringent requirements for certain things. And the state's constitution sets up and defines the government that will rule the state.
Why do you think the Progressive framers of the Arizona Constitution gave all of the control of water rights to the state? Explain your answer.