the united states congress
The source of power for the United States Congress to admit new states into the Union is Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, which states:
"New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected withing the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State formed by the Junction of two or more states, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress."
the congress
George Mason
George Mason
The Congress was given the power to admit new states, but no new state could come onto the property of an existing state, and no two states could join together to form a larger one, unless both state legislatures and Congress approve. This has been mentioned in Article IV.Go to www.blognstuff.weebly.com to ask for more related questions like these.
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
There were 19 states in the Union.
Congress can admit new states into the union.
Congress makes the rules to admit a new state into the Union of the United States. This is a power that is provided by the US Constitution.
Congress. There is a constitutional process that is laid out in the constitution.
No, he doesn't do that. Congress does.
George Mason
George Mason
As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.George Mason
Yes, Missouri was admitted to the United States in 1821. Missouri was the 24th state out of the 50 states we now have.
limiting the power of certain states in the Union
Only Congress can admit new States to the Union. A new state my not be created without the consent of that states legislature.
George Mason
According to Article IV, Section 3, it states that "New states may be admitted by the Congress into this Union..."