The American colonies won the war in indepence. They became indepent states. But they one needed strong government. Therefore in 1787 wrote Is Constitution. Constitution is a highest laws in the USA. USA divided powerful trunk and three branches. The powerful trunk is the people. The first branch is Congress. Congress creates laws. Congress meets in Washington, DC The congress is divided 2 parts. Senate and House. Each state Sends 2 people to the senate. Senator Works 6 years. They are called congressmen or women congressmen. In the House of Representatives 435 congressmen. Term 2 years. congress Can is a declaration of war. The second branch is the president and his helper. They make laws. To become president, you need to be born in the United States, you must be at least 35 years old, and you must reside in the United States for at least 14 years. Term of the President 40 years