The congressional districts were redrawn to establish safe seats for the political parties. Before the Reapportionment Act of 1929, the Republicans tried to take over the presidency and both houses of Congress, so that rule would be solely through the Republicans and that no Democrat would have any say over how to govern America. Obviously, this was a very dangerous move and therefore the Reapportionment Act of 1929 had to be passed so that the state legislature would draw the district lines.
Taxes are usually increased whenever it is necessary to increase the country's spending. The spending happens for various reasons from war, to rebuilding infrastructure on a major level, or even if the politicians are corrupt and plan to eventually steal money from the people.
In the long geological history of the Earth, humans first appeared during the Pleistocene Epoch, which dates back 1.6 million years to 10,000 years ago.
Answer: The constitutional/federal amendment process must be proposed by Congress/2/3 majority vote from the House Of Representatives, or by 2/3 of state legislatures.
