Constitution: Creating a Republic
In early 1788, in defense of the proposed constitution, James Madison wrote in Federalist Paper 51: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If a...
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Madison, James
(b. March 16, 1751; d. June 28, 1836) Father of the U.S. Constitution, coauthor of The Federalist, draftsman of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United States (1809 ...
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James Madison
Born March 16, 1751Port Conway, VirginiaDied June 28, 1836Orange County, Virginia
President of the United States, secretary of state, congressman
"The right of electing the me...
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Madison, James
Born March 16, 1751 (Port Conway, Virginia)
Died June 28, 1836 (Montpelier, Virginia)
U.S. president, secretary of state
Between 1780 and 1817, James Madison's overriding goal wa...
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Madison, James
Excerpt from "The Virginia Plan"
Delivered to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787
Published in Documents of American History, edited by
Henry S. Commager, 1943
I...
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James Madison is remembered as "the Father of the Constitution." He helped arrange the convention of 1787 at which the Constitution was written. He was a leading promoter and defender of the document ...
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James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth president of the United States, was one of the principal founders of America's republican form of government.James Madison lived all his life in the county of Ora...
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It is not easy to appreciate James Madison's importance to American history. His writing avoided the wit and informality that Franklin excelled in, and he left no record of himself by which he could b...
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James Madison was the Secretary of State to Thomas Jefferson and was also his close friend. Throughout Jefferson's presidency, Madison was a strong supporter of his foreign and domestic policy.
In th...
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Constitution: Creating a Republic
James Madison
Madison, James
President James Madison
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