What is Congress? Intro & Chapter 1

A ____ is a proposed law.

A _________ is a large farm.

Over a history of almost ___ years, there have been many fights in Congress over the laws it passes.

Before there was a president or even a United States of America, there was a ________.

The thirteen American colonies first formed a Congress in ____ to deal with issues the British government.

________ became a kind of central government over all the colonies.

By 1786 it was clear that the country needed a strong central or "_______" government with laws that all the states had to obey.

A Constitution was created and it set up a government with three branches: __________, executive, and judicial.

Congress was the most important branch because it represented the ______.

Congress was set up to pass new ____.