Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.52 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
Fall 2026
United States Congress
Covers principles, procedures, and problems of the US Congress legislative process.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Barry Burden: Exams are tough and require referring to lecture themes that are not present in the textbook.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing and (POLI SCI 104, 184, or LEGAL ST/POLI SCI 217)
- Sophomore standing
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Barry Burden describe concise, clear lectures starting with current events, though exams are tough and require referencing lecture themes not in the book. Eleanor Powell is the current instructor, but no specific reviews are provided for her teaching in this dataset.
BARRY CHRISTOPHER BURDEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ELEANOR POWELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2025, 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 | 102 / 102 | 1 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 1 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 532 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Barry Burden describe clear lectures starting with current events, but note that exams are tough and require studying lecture themes not in the book.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.40 GPA, 77.1% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Barry Burden: Exams are tough and require referring to lecture themes that are not present in the textbook.
Historical reviews of Barry Burden: Lectures are concise and clear, starting with current events, and the instructor is described as nice and caring.
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Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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About this comparison
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
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Selected offering source records
United States Congress
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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