The Political Economy of Race in the United States
Examines race within American economic development and the challenges faced by racial minorities in the political and economic systems.
Summary
Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez, Marty Davidson: Benjamin Marquez assigned numerous long papers and books, while Marty Davidson required daily student presentations and confusing essay questions.
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Prerequisites
Course mapPOLI SCI 104, POLI SCI 184,LEGAL ST/POLI SCI 217,CHICLA 201, or AFROAMER 151
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Marty Davidson: Marty Davidson receives mixed reviews for POLISCI 304. Some students find his classes insightful and appreciate his willingness to explain concepts and accommodate confusion, while others criticize the outdated readings and confusing essay questions. Reviewers also note that he facilitates discussion but may lack clear structure or preparation.
BENJAMIN MARQUEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARTY DAVIDSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Marty Davidson: Marty Davidson's POLISCI 304 receives polarized reviews, with students describing the course as either insightful and interesting or confusing and poorly structured.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.52 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 89.8% A/AB (n=49 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez, Marty Davidson: Benjamin Marquez assigned numerous long papers and books, while Marty Davidson required daily student presentations and confusing essay questions.
Historical reviews of Marty Davidson: Students report mixed experiences with Davidson, citing fair grading and interesting discussions alongside complaints about outdated readings and unclear lecture content.
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About this comparison
1283 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.
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Model & dataset provenance
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