The biggest impact on Congress would be the division of the Representatives, they would have to be reorganized with states losing representatives they have now, which would lessen their power in the federal government.
After a new state is added to the union flag is taken upon a request to congress to add a new star to represent that new state
There hasn't been a new state added to the United States since 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the union. The constitution says that only congress can admit a new state, and that the new state cannot be carved out of an existing state. But otherwise, the constitution is not specific about the process by which a new state is added. Previous additions came about when the people of that particular territory voted that they wanted to join the union; they first had to create a state constitution and then congress made the final decision about approving that territory as a new state.
Only Congress has the power to sanction the creation of a new state.
The policies of new Southern state governments that angered Congress were the black codes.
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Congress
Congress cannot separate a state and form another state.
By an act of the US Congress.
Congress doesn't elect new members. The people from their state elect the people who will represent them in Congress.
During the period between 1816 and 1821, Congress followed a pattern of admitting new states that maintained a balance between free states and slave states. In this period, Congress admitted one free state (Indiana) and one slave state (Mississippi). This pattern aimed to maintain a delicate equilibrium between the North and the South and prevent an imbalance of power in Congress.
The process of admitting a new state begins with asking Congress' permission. The entire process lies in the discretion of Congress.
The Congress.