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Howard Schweber

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Raw average: 3.77/5 from 129 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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POLISCI 412
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He also provides pre-written notes for the lectures which are helpful. His lectures are very engaging and oftentimes very funny.
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POLISCI 412
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Schweber is a nice guy, but his lectures are impossible to follow; he stands at the podium and talks for 75 minutes straight, and, in my experience, can be condescending even if you ask genuine questions.
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POLISCI 314
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Goat. Extremely knowledgeable on law and despite not using slides he leads a really engaging discussion making it hard to slack off during lecture. Truly was a pleasure to study under him.
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POLISCI 314
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Schweber is very interesting and entertaining, but his lectures are impossible to follow. Stands at podium and lectures at you with no presentation for 75 minutes straight. Grade is entirely dependent on 3 take home partner exams. Assigns an overwhelming number of readings. TAs are your best friends in this course.
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POLISCI 314
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great person to yap with in office hours. Class itself was a little confusing to navigate. The lecture formats were okay, the outlines were helpful but the professor got off topic a lot.
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Classes with Howard Schweber

POLISCI 412

The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties

4 credits

Historical examination of American constitutional thinking on individual rights and civil liberties from the founding era to the present, covering the Bill of Rights, Civil War Amendments, federal courts, and federalism.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Howard Schweber

Howard Schweber's teaching received mixed feedback; some students found his lectures incoherent or condescending, while others noted he connected case law themes effectively and demanded rigorous thinking. One reviewer stated his exams required advanced constitutional law knowledge, whereas another found the material rewarding despite the difficulty.

Howard Schweber

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

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