GVPT202

Politics, Constitutional Policy, and the Institution of the U.S. Supreme Court

A thorough examination of the U.S. Supreme Court in the American political system. Focusing on the Court as an institution-the set of norms, rules, and policymaking processes that lead to the Supreme Court's decisions-and how justices' decision-making processes critically determine substantive legal policy and the meaning of the U.S. Constitution.

Fall 2025

Patrick Wohlfarth

17 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Past Semesters

Patrick Wohlfarth

17 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Patrick Wohlfarth

17 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Patrick Wohlfarth

17 reviews
Average rating: 4.41

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.21 between 455 students*

A-: 14.73%

A: 18.68%

A+: 14.51%

B-: 5.93%

B: 11.87%

B+: 18.24%

C-: 0.88%

C: 3.52%

C+: 3.74%

D-: 1.1%

D: 0.44%

D+: 0.44%

F: 2.86%

W: 2.2%

other: 0.88%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.