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great teacher and VERY easy lecture! lectures right from book

Best prof I had at Mason

pretty good teacher. always had funny stories to tell. pretty easy grader, too. i got a B in the class.

Tells lots of stories and is full of information

Best government teacher

Best teacher at Mason. His lectures are very well structured and are straight from the book. His study guides are extremely helpful. Great professor

Professor Dudley is a good teacher, he's the chair of the Political Science departmant. His class is challenging, if you want to learn then this is a class for you. Not easy, but not impossible to get an A.

Well this prof wrote the book so u can tell he knows his stuff, but he grades u on 2 tests, an essay and a final. He gives study guides that are very helpful, but time consuming to fill out.

If you read the book, you don't really have to go to class because he almost recites the book word for word. He's interesting and seems enthusiastic about what he's teaching though. He knows his stuff and if you want to learn you will.

Besides the fact that he chairs the entire Govt department, he is by far the smartest and most interesting government teacher @ Mason.He is full of facts and stories and willing to answer questions.Do the readings and listen up in class and you'll be great. he also gives extra credit options as well

His class is one of my favourities. Even though I fell asleep a couple of times in class, his lectures are worth to listen. His lectures are very much based on the book, even some examples. I guess it is because he wrote the book... If you miss lectures, read the book... very helpful!

He is the best prof. I've ever had. He is really heplfull and understanble guy. He usually does not reply the emails or messages but let me give you clue make an appoinment with him and yu will see how gentelmen and helpfull guy he is.

Hands down the best professor in the Gov Department and definitely deserving of the chair position. I take all afternoon classes and took 422 with him at 9am just because he was teaching. He made the Constitution interesting--and he's full of stories.

This class is very easy as long as you go to class and scim the chapters. His lectures are almost word for word the textbook, but there are somet things you will miss if you don't do both. He's extremely smart and interesting, he knows all the scandals of politics, fun class!!

He's a co-author of the text, it's easier to follow his lectures, and helps if you read the text. If you are a government major, pay attention to his lectures, as some of his materials will be useful and relevant all the way to your synthesis class(graduation class).

Awesome class. He brings so much interesting background information that all those things you vaguely remember learning in history classes suddenly have life breathed into them. It's not an easy class. Studying for his exams is imperative.

You can tell Dr. Dudley loves govt and his job teaching it. Take this class, it's fairly easy and is interesting...but do go to class bc lecture is the test

Well if you take notes and go to every class then this class is easy. He is a good teacher, his lectures are good, and exams too. He has total 3 exams but the first 2 exams he uses it in his final exam too. He gives you study guide for every exam and he has 1 paper too.

Whoever commented before me is just WEAK. Dudley is an amazing teacher, and knows his stuff. The class is difficult, but Dudley makes it managable, he's a great teacher, and government kiddies should take him

Gov Chair. One of the best professors at Mason. Has real passion for the subject and great knowledge. Don't take class if you dont' love gov and the Constitution. If you truly love the subjects mentioned above the class is amazing but is still difficult. I studied my ass off and managed to get an A which i was thrilled about so it is possible.

No need for notes/class if you can get ahold of the past exams. Just do well on the exams (memorize the old ones) and write a decent paper and you'll get an easy A. Trust me. =P.

Great professor. As you long as you keep up with the readings, you're good. Tests come from the book. Always helpful and interesting lectures. Funny guy too. You'll enjoy this class.

Dr. Dudley is quite easily one of the most interesting professors I have taken at Mason. He is very knowledgable about the Framers, and the Constituition, understandable considering he's the Department Chair. This class is hard. It requires a lot of studying, but its not overly difficult. I'm usually a B student, and I got an A in this class

very interesting class. Prof. Dudley is very informed on everything and also very interesting. It is a very easy class. Make sre you attend his lectures and take notes and you will get an A

good guy

I really dreaded taking this class... I never thought government was interesting. Apparently it is, when you have the right sort of professor. He made class engaging and often funny. I liked the way he talked about government in a story form rather than a list of facts to memorize.

tests are hard

Dr. Dudley is easily the most interesting professor I've ever had at Mason. I can honestly say that his Govt422 is the only class that has truely challenged me yet at Mason. He is extremely knowledgible and extremely fair. This class is very hard. He is very accessible and very entertaining. I recommend this class only for serious govt students.

Great professor. I thoroughly enjoyed his class. He explains everything and uses great examples. And often times very funny. Tests can be hard if you don't take good notes and read the book.

He's boring as hell. I've only been 5 times and I still have a B. Easy class if you know anything about American government.

only about 1/10th of the class ever actually showed up to lecture. huge auditorium, but basically empty. 2 midterms, final, and essay. not easy tests, just pay attention. tendency to ramble/ go off subject/ tell interesting stories that lose focus and become boring.

He's quite the sartorialist. I think he's the best dressed professor I've ever had. His lectures and stories are fun if you pay attention.

made american government fun. most classmates say class is boring but his lectures are stimulating if you can pay attention and understand. he gets really excited about american government. also wrote the textbook, so when he talks it's real compatible with the book. recommended.

I've never felt inclined to comment on this site before, except for this exceptional professor. He is enthusiastic and interesting; easily the best prof I've had in all four and half years at Mason. Don't take his class if you are lazy, whiny, or have no interest in American government, otherwise you'll do fine with a little effort.

Yes his lectures are pretty boring and hard to pay attention to, but there is a lot of good information in them. Some people say they just read the textbook and it's good enough, but he covers a lot more in his lectures than the book does and that IS what the tests are over. GO TO CLASS!

Great guy, ok class. Doesn't use an outline, just lectures at you, but he makes it entertaining. However, he can be hard to follow. If you are the kind of person who learns best by listening, then this is the class for you. But if you rely on visuals, avoid the class. 3 tests: 2 midterms & a final. Not too bad if you read the book.

Dudley literally wrote the textbook so he really knows what he is talking about. Book, lectures and study guides are all pretty similar which makes the tests a lot easier. Also, he holds review sessions before each test. He can be boring and repetitive sometimes but overall he is very good.

Prof Dudley is relatively a nice and a smart guy, he likes to go off onto side topics and tell stories but tries to keep the class humorous and fun. he has 3 tests and a paper thats really easy, but have to go to some kind government related. You dont really need to go to class but you do need the notes from him and the book is relatively used alot

I had a some trouble with being able to pay attention in class. He's a great lecturer but isn't really interactive in terms of keeping the class's attention. Basically talks about what's in the textbook since he's a coauthor of it. Really nice professor with 3 tests including final and a government related paper

There are no slides to go along with his lectures, so be prepared to take notes of your own. His exams are extremely straightforward and he emails students a study guide ahead of time. He holds reviews sessions outside of class- Go to those! They are so helpful. 3 exams and 1 paper. Gov't was never my strong suit but he made it easy and enjoyable!

First, he is a really nice guy and will answer any question you have and take time to speak with you. The class however is very hard. The lecture is not aided with a powerpoint, so it is an open discussion format that goes off topic a lot. The tests are the hardest I have taken so far at GMU. It takes a lot of work to get above a C+ B-

He is a pretty great professor. He very clearly knows what he is teaching and very rarely looks at his notes. However, he won't use power points and occasionally uses a whiteboard, though that isn't always clear to read. The class will be easy if you already have knowledge of the US Gov't. Write the paper, it's one of the few grades you will have.

If you don't like going to lectures, this class isn't for you. Having said that, you should still go to his lectures cause he is an AMAZING and entertaining professor. There are 3 papers & 3 exams. The paper definitely helps for the exam. Exams are essays- given 3 questions, answer 2. Keep up with the reading, it's a hard class, but worth it.

Awesome professor!

Dr. Dudley is not what you'd expect in a graduate seminar. It is kind of a story time mixed with the books assigned and papers. This is not to say its a bad class, I find him really enjoyable and passionate about the subject. If your interested in U.S. Govt and like a good story; this is your man.

honestly, great professor. all class is basically story time, but he tells it in a way that you remember. I wish I could just sit back and listen, but the downside is that most of class is spent furiously typing/writing everything he's saying. Solid choice though, no complaints. 3 exams, you write 2 essays in each exam.