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Fall 2026
American Legal History to 1860
This course surveys American legal history from English background through the Civil War, focusing on the origins of modern civil and constitutional rights.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Charlotte Whatley
Summary
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Historical reviews of Richard Keyser: The course requires intense weekly reading, note-taking, and preparation for timed essay exams and take-home papers.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing
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- Sophomore standing
Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Richard Keyser: Richard Keyser is a passionate lecturer with deep subject knowledge, though reviews disagree on his grading severity. Some students find his quizzes and papers extremely tough with low grade distributions, while others consider his high standards fair and helpful for learning.
RICHARD KEYSER is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 19 / 45 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 45 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Richard Keyser's historical reviews describe a challenging but rewarding course with engaging lectures. Students emphasize that keeping up with the heavy reading load is essential for success.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.17 GPA, 40.7% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.22 GPA, 47.3% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.95 GPA, 38.2% A/AB (n=55 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Richard Keyser: The course requires intense weekly reading, note-taking, and preparation for timed essay exams and take-home papers.
Historical reviews of Richard Keyser: Reviewers report conflicting grading experiences, with some finding the course extremely tough while others appreciate the detailed feedback and advance exam prompts.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
7 earlier forecasts · 0.13 GPA average error.
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Through Fall 2026
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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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American Legal History to 1860
Recorded 2026-09-07American Legal History to 1860
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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