POL SCI 140A
National Institutions: Congress
Description: Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 40. Designed for juniors/seniors. Study of those factors which affect character of the legislative process and capacity of representative institutions to govern in contemporary society.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - Professor Payson was extremely helpful and did her best to assist her students. I found the class to be super interesting initially but after the second or third week lecture became boring and hard to stay interested in. A lot of topics are the same as AP gov topics which also made the class less interesting. The midterm and final exams were online and untimed which was nice but essay topics remained broad and vague. I had Joshua as my TA and appreciated all his help and efforts.
Winter 2024 - Professor Payson was extremely helpful and did her best to assist her students. I found the class to be super interesting initially but after the second or third week lecture became boring and hard to stay interested in. A lot of topics are the same as AP gov topics which also made the class less interesting. The midterm and final exams were online and untimed which was nice but essay topics remained broad and vague. I had Joshua as my TA and appreciated all his help and efforts.
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Fall 2022 - Run! Professor Schuele didn't teach a thing in this class. She admitted to not being a subject matter expert but said, "I read the news and am a bit of a political junkie, so we'll figure it out!" She never graded anything, never provided any feedback, and changed due dates and details of assignments constantly, including after they were originally due! Ultimately, everyone in the class earned an A, because so many folks complained to the department that they required her to issue those grades (I heard that directly from Professor Schuele after the quarter ended). She spoke at length about her own interests and background than anything about Congress. Ultimately, she couldn't have been less interested in this class and it showed. It was a horrible introduction to UCLA.
Fall 2022 - Run! Professor Schuele didn't teach a thing in this class. She admitted to not being a subject matter expert but said, "I read the news and am a bit of a political junkie, so we'll figure it out!" She never graded anything, never provided any feedback, and changed due dates and details of assignments constantly, including after they were originally due! Ultimately, everyone in the class earned an A, because so many folks complained to the department that they required her to issue those grades (I heard that directly from Professor Schuele after the quarter ended). She spoke at length about her own interests and background than anything about Congress. Ultimately, she couldn't have been less interested in this class and it showed. It was a horrible introduction to UCLA.
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