<P> The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution , oftentimes called the New States Clause , and found at Article IV , Section 3 , Clause 1 , authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect . </P>
<P> The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution , oftentimes called the New States Clause , and found at Article IV , Section 3 , Clause 1 , authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect . </P>
which article gives congress the authority to admit new states to the union
which article gives congress the authority to admit new states to the union
Article IV , Section 3 , Clause 1
Article IV , Section 3 , Clause 1