LAWS 2125 Constitutional Law

Constitutional Law introduces the concept of judicial review of legislation and executive action. The course also focuses on the express and implied powers of the federal government and the effect of the interstate commerce clause on federal and state power.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
4
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.17 / 5 · Very Good
1,013 responses
Instructor rating
4.34 / 5 · Very Good
1,013 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Aziz Rana4.24.44.24.24.84.44.64.9—73 of 76
Spring 2026Daniel Farbman3.84.23.94.14.63.94.54.64–6 hrs/week68 of 75
Spring 2026Harold Greenfield4.04.14.04.04.44.24.44.64–6 hrs/week72 of 76
Spring 2025Aziz Rana4.24.54.14.04.74.44.64.87–9 hrs/week70 of 74
Spring 2025Harold Greenfield3.73.84.14.04.44.44.44.74–6 hrs/week72 of 75
Spring 2025Ryan Williams4.04.04.74.64.74.54.34.57–9 hrs/week66 of 75
Spring 2024Daniel Farbman4.54.74.64.64.74.34.64.74–6 hrs/week67 of 72
Spring 2024Ryan Williams4.24.34.44.54.64.44.44.54–6 hrs/week64 of 70
Spring 2024Vlad Perju4.64.84.64.54.74.64.74.64–6 hrs/week73 of 78
Spring 2023Daniel Farbman4.74.84.64.64.84.54.74.87–9 hrs/week63 of 67
Spring 2023Harold Greenfield4.74.74.64.64.64.64.84.74–6 hrs/week66 of 72
Spring 2023Ryan Williams4.24.44.44.64.54.34.44.24–6 hrs/week67 of 76
Spring 2022Daniel Farbman4.84.94.84.84.94.74.74.810+ hrs/week43 of 91
Spring 2022Harold Greenfield4.54.64.64.44.74.54.74.74–6 hrs/week62 of 93
Spring 2022Nathaniel Romano2.73.13.73.63.73.03.72.84–6 hrs/week36 of 91
Spring 2022Ryan Williams3.43.73.73.94.53.94.24.37–9 hrs/week51 of 92

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Aziz Rana
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.47/5
  • Daniel Farbman
    Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.60/5
  • Harold Greenfield
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Nathaniel Romano
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.09/5
  • Ryan Williams
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.14/5
  • Vlad Perju
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.79/5