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Covers current issues with cool theories! + Mark is thoughtful and approachable. + IDs on exams covered large topics that were straightforward to prepare. + Multiple choice questions on exams were fair. - Financial portion of class can be hard to understand. - Readings take a while at times.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-01-30 02:21:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"db3d8642d064fe11f493c49f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyODc4NjY0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Love the guy. He makes lectures really interesting and never fails to get a laugh. 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Just do readings; show up and pay attention to lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-05-06 19:57:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"79406f8d60f23b2cd856c038\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1043300\",\"instructor_name\":\"Andrew Kydd\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzgwODk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1043300\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Pevehouse was fantastic! If you pay attention in class and read the textbook/make sure you know key vocab before the exams, this class shouldn't be difficult at all. He was also super accessible outside class, this was probably the best class I took freshman year-- super easy intro-level course\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-05-13 17:02:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"8c5d21f4ad1140396cbaee90\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI4OTc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely such an funny and knowledgable guy. Amazing lecturer and super clear about all grading criteria. Midterms were not too difficult, just study the material. TAs were also great. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-12-14 21:47:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"431c1b60d90f44e37884c836\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjQ3MzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Pevehouse is incredibly funny and I thoroughly enjoyed attending lectures, even though attendance wasn't mandatory. The exams were vocab/definition heavy, so you should be fine as long as you take notes and make flashcards. 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He's very passionate about the subject matter and makes long lectures engaging and easy to follow. The course is graded on two midterms, the final, and participation. The tests are very fair if you do all the outside readings, go to lecture and discussion, and take good notes.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2017-12-20 18:04:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d3383fb8254bc0f49b399977\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mjk1NjQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Would have added more positive tags if I could have. Sig is the reason I passed this class, to be honest. Willing to stay after class, meet for additional office hours, work through difficult concepts. Also spoke a lot about some of the issues he cares deeply about, and how he translates that into social science research.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2018-01-15 16:54:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"4ad611d914677fa1aeee12b7\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2320160\",\"instructor_name\":\"Signe Janoska-Bedi\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDU0OTIw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2320160\"},{\"comment\":\"Powered by Dr. Pepper, Pevehouse never failed to make lecture a solid 75 minutes of pure enjoyment. Will definitely miss his class and his down-to-earth demeanor, despite being one of the smartest people I have ever encountered.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2018-05-31 11:20:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"f8f1a60f0d0281e0163ee344\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMjE0NzY3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"I really enjoyed taking polisci140 with Mark. The class is challenging, but he does a great job explaining and making sense of the material. There is a fair amount of reading but it applies to what you learn in class. Mark makes lectures engaging and definitely worth going to (you miss a lot if you skip) and is very knowledgable in his field.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2019-12-10 17:01:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"288f617c730fa3e7832b46d1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTkyNTAy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"+ Thoughtful and cool course!! 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(Read the articles though, sometimes he references them directly on tests) interesting lecturer, I actually was excited to go to class.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-05-02 09:59:42 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"37dcf860aad774360f1bbcf1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTgyOTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Copelovitch has a lot of really informative and fun lectures, even though they were all online and pre-recorded. His office hours were always great to attend, and he was very clear with answering questions. Also, if you're someone looking for an apolitical prof, he goes out of his way to use sports teams metaphors over political metaphors.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-12-15 22:28:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"fd42aa9c9b407d210d0dd11b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDg4MjI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"I took Professor Copelovitch's PS140 class this semester. It was a slightly tough class, but he was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his material and tried to make the lectures engaging with music and pop culture. I learned a lot in this class and would recommend Prof. Copelovitch to hardworking students, because it's not an easy A.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-12-22 04:29:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"e8054733d87ba97653ad5a21\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTcyOTg0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Copelovitch had informative lectures that were easy to understand and you could tell he's really passionate about what he teaches. Super approachable, actually cares about his students, and lectures had fun connections to pop culture that helped make the content less intimidating. Would definitely recommend, TAs were super helpful too.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2021-01-11 07:25:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"e96c992eea059865c929fbfc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjYxNzMx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Pevehouse is great! His lectures are super interesting and engaging, and he's clearly very knowledgable about the subject matter. There is a lot of reading, so be prepared for that and be sure to set aside big chunks of time.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2021-04-28 15:21:38 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5472766a9aca71003a4b2a55\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjQ1ODM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Super interesting class, definitely a class you have to work for! Lectures are engaging and fun and there are many opportunities to get good grades. Sometimes the weekly readings are long and confusing but overall, he does a good job of discussing the main theme of the readings in lecture.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2021-11-22 15:47:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d5bd98f64a8e42cfd822c1e2\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjg1NDQz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Absolutely phenomenal! He makes a great effort to apply real scenarios to every aspect of class and although there are lots of readings, all of them are relevant and interesting. He is also super kind and will make time for you outside of class. He honestly made me consider a major in polisci. Looking forward to taking another class with him!!\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-02-22 21:21:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"7cfc8919e1308e40b1a4d830\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODc0NDIw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"how does he have super hearing? he can hear a shawty all the way in the back of the class whispering... he can probably hear my conversations.... TBH love this class. Peve is an ally. #LGBTQ he is amazing. Everyone take this bc he is king! and v passionate\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-04-20 20:21:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"e22740613101ece3f4485eac\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTE0OTYz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Love the guy. He makes lectures really interesting and never fails to get a laugh. Class is not difficult at all and the exams are super easy if you study. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-05-07 22:15:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"705788feb6b496e44e2ed191\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mjc1MDc5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"I don't even like poli sci but Jon made me want to show up to every lecture. Not many assignments and I feel like they were all graded pretty easily. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-12-22 19:39:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"7045fcf903cb24e1244f0e86\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjI2MTM0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Pevehouse is a great teacher. He knows his stuff, and the fact that he writes the textbook is helpful, because it reaffirms what you've learned in lecture. A few open-note easy quizzes, discussion attendance matters (lecture doesn't), 2 \\\"news analyses,\\\" 2 midterms, and 1 final. Honors optional for this class was 4 extra papers pass/fail.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2023-12-31 20:41:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6c1964174b494df87ea2a8db\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODE0Nzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor. Doesn't usually teach this course. Fairly standard. Lectures are interesting with occasional but amusing parentheticals. Quizzes were simple. No homework. Exams reminded me of AP exams but much easier. For some reason other students found this course difficult. It's not. Just do readings; show up and pay attention to lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-05-06 19:57:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"79406f8d60f23b2cd856c038\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1043300\",\"instructor_name\":\"Andrew Kydd\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzgwODk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1043300\"},{\"comment\":\"LOVED PROFESSOR COPELOVITCH!!! Not an international relations person myself, but Prof. Copelovitch makes it understandable and interesting. I felt like he really deepened my understanding of political science as a whole. Super nice guy as well!!\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-12-16 22:12:40 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"60936ad5ede5a681289624d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzMwNzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Pevehouse was fantastic! If you pay attention in class and read the textbook/make sure you know key vocab before the exams, this class shouldn't be difficult at all. He was also super accessible outside class, this was probably the best class I took freshman year-- super easy intro-level course\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-05-13 17:02:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"8c5d21f4ad1140396cbaee90\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI4OTc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely such an funny and knowledgable guy. Amazing lecturer and super clear about all grading criteria. Midterms were not too difficult, just study the material. TAs were also great. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-12-14 21:47:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"431c1b60d90f44e37884c836\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjQ3MzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely one of my favorite classes because lectures were so entertaining. Good beginner polisci class - if you pay attention during lecture and do the assignments you're golden. Textbook readings are extremely helpful, but not entirely necessary. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-12-21 18:27:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"296a2e4721fb304dd6eaa523\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY4MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Pevehouse is super chill and understanding. 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Covers current issues with cool theories! + Mark is thoughtful and approachable. + IDs on exams covered large topics that were straightforward to prepare. + Multiple choice questions on exams were fair. - Financial portion of class can be hard to understand. - Readings take a while at times.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-01-30 02:21:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"db3d8642d064fe11f493c49f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyODc4NjY0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Love the guy. He makes lectures really interesting and never fails to get a laugh. 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Just do readings; show up and pay attention to lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-05-06 19:57:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"79406f8d60f23b2cd856c038\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1043300\",\"instructor_name\":\"Andrew Kydd\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzgwODk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1043300\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Pevehouse was fantastic! If you pay attention in class and read the textbook/make sure you know key vocab before the exams, this class shouldn't be difficult at all. He was also super accessible outside class, this was probably the best class I took freshman year-- super easy intro-level course\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-05-13 17:02:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"8c5d21f4ad1140396cbaee90\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI4OTc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely such an funny and knowledgable guy. Amazing lecturer and super clear about all grading criteria. Midterms were not too difficult, just study the material. 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He's very passionate about the subject matter and makes long lectures engaging and easy to follow. The course is graded on two midterms, the final, and participation. The tests are very fair if you do all the outside readings, go to lecture and discussion, and take good notes.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2017-12-20 18:04:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d3383fb8254bc0f49b399977\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mjk1NjQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Would have added more positive tags if I could have. Sig is the reason I passed this class, to be honest. Willing to stay after class, meet for additional office hours, work through difficult concepts. Also spoke a lot about some of the issues he cares deeply about, and how he translates that into social science research.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2018-01-15 16:54:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"4ad611d914677fa1aeee12b7\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2320160\",\"instructor_name\":\"Signe Janoska-Bedi\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDU0OTIw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2320160\"},{\"comment\":\"Powered by Dr. Pepper, Pevehouse never failed to make lecture a solid 75 minutes of pure enjoyment. Will definitely miss his class and his down-to-earth demeanor, despite being one of the smartest people I have ever encountered.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2018-05-31 11:20:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"f8f1a60f0d0281e0163ee344\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMjE0NzY3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"I really enjoyed taking polisci140 with Mark. The class is challenging, but he does a great job explaining and making sense of the material. There is a fair amount of reading but it applies to what you learn in class. Mark makes lectures engaging and definitely worth going to (you miss a lot if you skip) and is very knowledgable in his field.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2019-12-10 17:01:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"288f617c730fa3e7832b46d1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTkyNTAy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"+ Thoughtful and cool course!! 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(Read the articles though, sometimes he references them directly on tests) interesting lecturer, I actually was excited to go to class.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-05-02 09:59:42 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"37dcf860aad774360f1bbcf1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTgyOTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Copelovitch has a lot of really informative and fun lectures, even though they were all online and pre-recorded. His office hours were always great to attend, and he was very clear with answering questions. Also, if you're someone looking for an apolitical prof, he goes out of his way to use sports teams metaphors over political metaphors.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-12-15 22:28:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"fd42aa9c9b407d210d0dd11b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDg4MjI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"I took Professor Copelovitch's PS140 class this semester. It was a slightly tough class, but he was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his material and tried to make the lectures engaging with music and pop culture. I learned a lot in this class and would recommend Prof. Copelovitch to hardworking students, because it's not an easy A.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2020-12-22 04:29:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"e8054733d87ba97653ad5a21\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTcyOTg0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Copelovitch had informative lectures that were easy to understand and you could tell he's really passionate about what he teaches. Super approachable, actually cares about his students, and lectures had fun connections to pop culture that helped make the content less intimidating. Would definitely recommend, TAs were super helpful too.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2021-01-11 07:25:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"e96c992eea059865c929fbfc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjYxNzMx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Pevehouse is great! His lectures are super interesting and engaging, and he's clearly very knowledgable about the subject matter. There is a lot of reading, so be prepared for that and be sure to set aside big chunks of time.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2021-04-28 15:21:38 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5472766a9aca71003a4b2a55\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjQ1ODM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Super interesting class, definitely a class you have to work for! Lectures are engaging and fun and there are many opportunities to get good grades. Sometimes the weekly readings are long and confusing but overall, he does a good job of discussing the main theme of the readings in lecture.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2021-11-22 15:47:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d5bd98f64a8e42cfd822c1e2\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjg1NDQz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Absolutely phenomenal! He makes a great effort to apply real scenarios to every aspect of class and although there are lots of readings, all of them are relevant and interesting. He is also super kind and will make time for you outside of class. He honestly made me consider a major in polisci. Looking forward to taking another class with him!!\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-02-22 21:21:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"7cfc8919e1308e40b1a4d830\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODc0NDIw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"how does he have super hearing? he can hear a shawty all the way in the back of the class whispering... he can probably hear my conversations.... TBH love this class. Peve is an ally. #LGBTQ he is amazing. Everyone take this bc he is king! and v passionate\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-04-20 20:21:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"e22740613101ece3f4485eac\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTE0OTYz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Love the guy. He makes lectures really interesting and never fails to get a laugh. Class is not difficult at all and the exams are super easy if you study. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-05-07 22:15:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"705788feb6b496e44e2ed191\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mjc1MDc5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"I don't even like poli sci but Jon made me want to show up to every lecture. Not many assignments and I feel like they were all graded pretty easily. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2022-12-22 19:39:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"7045fcf903cb24e1244f0e86\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjI2MTM0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Pevehouse is a great teacher. He knows his stuff, and the fact that he writes the textbook is helpful, because it reaffirms what you've learned in lecture. A few open-note easy quizzes, discussion attendance matters (lecture doesn't), 2 \\\"news analyses,\\\" 2 midterms, and 1 final. Honors optional for this class was 4 extra papers pass/fail.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2023-12-31 20:41:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6c1964174b494df87ea2a8db\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODE0Nzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor. Doesn't usually teach this course. Fairly standard. Lectures are interesting with occasional but amusing parentheticals. Quizzes were simple. No homework. Exams reminded me of AP exams but much easier. For some reason other students found this course difficult. It's not. Just do readings; show up and pay attention to lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-05-06 19:57:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"79406f8d60f23b2cd856c038\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1043300\",\"instructor_name\":\"Andrew Kydd\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzgwODk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1043300\"},{\"comment\":\"LOVED PROFESSOR COPELOVITCH!!! Not an international relations person myself, but Prof. Copelovitch makes it understandable and interesting. I felt like he really deepened my understanding of political science as a whole. Super nice guy as well!!\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-12-16 22:12:40 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"60936ad5ede5a681289624d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzMwNzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Pevehouse was fantastic! If you pay attention in class and read the textbook/make sure you know key vocab before the exams, this class shouldn't be difficult at all. He was also super accessible outside class, this was probably the best class I took freshman year-- super easy intro-level course\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-05-13 17:02:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"8c5d21f4ad1140396cbaee90\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI4OTc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely such an funny and knowledgable guy. Amazing lecturer and super clear about all grading criteria. Midterms were not too difficult, just study the material. TAs were also great. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-12-14 21:47:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"431c1b60d90f44e37884c836\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjQ3MzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely one of my favorite classes because lectures were so entertaining. Good beginner polisci class - if you pay attention during lecture and do the assignments you're golden. Textbook readings are extremely helpful, but not entirely necessary. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-12-21 18:27:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"296a2e4721fb304dd6eaa523\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY4MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Pevehouse is super chill and understanding. I really enjoyed going to lectures and I feel like I learned a lot from his class. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2026-01-04 23:21:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"3989007310fa82862079dfe7\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNDM1NzU0\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Pevehouse is incredibly funny and I thoroughly enjoyed attending lectures, even though attendance wasn't mandatory. The exams were vocab/definition heavy, so you should be fine as long as you take notes and make flashcards. 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Mark makes lectures engaging and definitely worth going to (you miss a lot if you skip) and is very knowledgable in his field.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2019-12-10 17:01:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"288f617c730fa3e7832b46d1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1440438\",\"instructor_name\":\"Mark Copelovitch\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTkyNTAy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1440438\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Copelovitch has a lot of really informative and fun lectures, even though they were all online and pre-recorded. His office hours were always great to attend, and he was very clear with answering questions. 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Just do readings; show up and pay attention to lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2024-05-06 19:57:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"79406f8d60f23b2cd856c038\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1043300\",\"instructor_name\":\"Andrew Kydd\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzgwODk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1043300\"},{\"comment\":\"LOVED PROFESSOR COPELOVITCH!!! Not an international relations person myself, but Prof. Copelovitch makes it understandable and interesting. I felt like he really deepened my understanding of political science as a whole. 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He was also super accessible outside class, this was probably the best class I took freshman year-- super easy intro-level course\",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-05-13 17:02:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"8c5d21f4ad1140396cbaee90\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI4OTc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Genuinely such an funny and knowledgable guy. Amazing lecturer and super clear about all grading criteria. Midterms were not too difficult, just study the material. TAs were also great. \",\"course_id\":\"POLISCI 140\",\"date\":\"2025-12-14 21:47:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"431c1b60d90f44e37884c836\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:388704\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jon Pevehouse\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjQ3MzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/388704\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Pevehouse is incredibly funny and I thoroughly enjoyed attending lectures, even though attendance wasn't mandatory. The exams were vocab/definition heavy, so you should be fine as long as you take notes and make flashcards. 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