Be careful of this class; the exams are incredibly difficult and the professor doesn't post slides or help much with exam prep at all. In fact, the whole class is her textbook, and you shouldn't bother coming to class since she doesn't even cover all of the book she means to and you'll have to read anyways. It was interesting, but not worth the stress in my opinion.

*IMPORTANT IF YOURE A TRANSFER*
Please, and I beg you, do not drop the class. There may be some things said in the beginning that may discourage you from keeping the class, but I promise you will be okay. As a transfer, I did get intimidated by the things I heard but do not let it get to you. Make a study group, read the book religiously, take notes.
The class is very textbook-based. You CAN get away with only reading the book but I would go to office hours and get clarification on any points of confusion if you go that route.

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I wouldn't bother going to her lectures. Just read the book and study the lecture notes, and you'll get an A- at the very least. She grades on a high curve, so it'll help you boost your grade.

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I really enjoyed this class. The weekly quizzes were not hard at all as long as you did the case readings. If she asks for volunteers in class VOLUNTEER you get extra credit for doing so. The midterm was very easy, based only on lecture and textbook readings. The final was harder because it included the case readings and was cumulative. Overall an excellent class. I am selling my notes that I used to study as well as the case studies text me at **********

Easy for PS 20. Hard for PS 123A.
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Always take these reviews with a grain of salt, but I absolutely hated this class. The exams are absolutely in nearly no correlation with the lectures provided in class. The exams were based on the smallest little details from the textbook you needed to remember. Quizzes were held every discussion section which was easy if you studied the cases provided. However, the lectures or the discussion do not help with the exams in any way whatsoever. She does provide a generous curve though, knowing that her exams are incredibly difficult. Personally, I spent 3 all-nighters in preparation for that test, and felt like I had to memorize a couple chapters with every single being I had just to get an average score on the exam. I had a great TA though, who tried their absolute best to thoroughly prep us for the test. My best advice: take this course at your risk. It was an incredibly interesting course that I don't regret taking...but be prepared for the amount of work that will be thrown at you. This class feels like a law class and not an undergraduate class.

I honestly could have tried a lot harder if it wasn't for other circumstances I experienced during spring quarter. I will say this prof did have the most random and extremely specific questions on the test that some people were literally forced to leave blank because they wouldn't have possibly guessed it would be on the exam. I admire professors who allow students to apply broad concepts to demonstrate their knowledge, however, sometimes it feels like a lot of these questions the professors adds were trap questions, where a good amount of students literally cannot answer effectively enough to receive full credit. I think thats lame. As for the TA's, they were all amazing.

This class was pretty tough, probably one of the more challenging PS classes I've taken so far as a third year. Like everyone says the midterm/final was difficult. I know though, for this quarter, she made the midterm a bit easier than her previous years. But then she made the final pretty hard. As difficult as the class was though, Prof Johns did tell everyone that she designed the difficulty of this class to be kinda like a law school class, which is good to experience bc a lot of ppl in this class are planning on going to law school (myself included).

I feel like this is one of the most rewarding classes I've taken, and because I knew the tests were gonna be hard, I studied my butt off. By studying a lot, you can for sure get an A but I think a greater benefit from studying so much was that I actually learned a ton and took away a lot from this class. It's definitely one of those classes that you can say you actually retained stuff from.

Prof Johns was also super cool to talk to during OH, very approachable. My TA was Abby, she was super great and her sections really helped with my understanding of the course, like she had tables we could fill out and stuff.

All in all, don't take if u want an easy A but if you plan on going to law school, this class is a must!