Very easy class. Just do the weekly journals and you're good. He even allows you to redo them as many times as you want in order to get a better grade. I didn't read half of any of the readings, and I was able to get by fine by just finding a couple of relevant quotes and going from there.

Professor Branstetter is one of the most engaging professors at UCLA. What I appreciated most about this course is how much it opened my eyes to a new way of thinking about political theory, I even became a politcal theory concentration because I loved it. The material is dense, but he goes over it so we’ll in class that you’ll always have a great understanding. He wants you to get an A, and will work with you as much as he can to help you succeed. Gives thorough feedback, fair assignments, and overall an amazing class. Would recommend over and over agin.