The Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, defined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original 13 states.
to help new states join the union (gradpoint)
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A territory petitions Congress.The dependent area drafts a constitution with a republican form of government.Congress must approve statehood by a simple majority.The President must sign the bill.
Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 because there was a need to discern how to divide the land that was acquired during the Revolutionary War. The British that had already settled west of the Ohio River had to move to let the Americans have the land.
court can pass by congress to be uncontitutional
The signing of the tripartite pact helped interventionists get Congress to pass the Selective Service Act.
No, they do not pass laws, they pass Bills. Technically they pass a Bill which, once it passes both house of Congress is sent to the President and when the President signs it, THEN it becomes a law.