Every term I teach the concept of federalism in US government-the division of government into local, state, and national levels. Possibly because I have always been somewhat bored with the topic, the students seem to get bored with it as well. I just can't imagine or envision a way to make the topic exciting or the process or learning it interactive. Maybe I could assign positions to all of them, live governor, mayor, city councilman, and then have them sort themselves into different branches and levels of government, but that wouldn't make the topic more relevant to them. Not sure… >>>
