One of the things they promise is a Representative form of government in that state and another is fair and equal representation on the congressional level. I believe its Article 4 that states something along those lines.
A republican form of government
The Republican Guarantee Clause of U.S. Const., Art. IV:"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, [...]"As a result of this Constitutional value, each State has its own Constitution.
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 national government is obligated to support the state governments in case of an emergency in that state. The national government also should no infringe on state powers.It divides power between a National Government and State governments. The obligation of the National Government to protect the States against invasion.
each states constitution.
the Constitution states Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Government in the United States is limited and the Constitution's guarantees of personal freedom is a chief example. Each guarantee is either outright prohibition or a restriction on the power of government to do something.
Each state is under the national government, but they also have individual governments,
The United States Constitution consists several significant parts, one of which is the Bill of Rights. These were the ten original amendments that were ratified with the entire constitution. They guarantee specific rights of all citizens.The other major part of the US Constitution explains the three separate branches of the Federal government and how they interact with each other. The very important section of the Constitution states that all powers not given to the Federal government are issues left to the States to decide. One example of this concerns criminal acts within each state.
It is Article Four, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution that specifies states must have a republican form of government. Article Four contains four sections in total.
AnswerAccording to the US Constitution "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence."found in article 4 section 4
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.