This worksheet I have used in my 8th grade U.S. History class and it has proven effective in teaching students the different stages of the formation of the our government. Each designated number is used to describe the step-by-step process we used and help the students remember which of the three branches goes first (L-E-J).
To begin the paper all you must have the students do is for #1 on the (Roots) of the tree, label it the Articles of Confederation, explaining how. although it failed it wa