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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In the following essay, Burns compares Madison's views on democracy with those of his contemporaries, notably Thomas Jefferson.
The subject of this chapter involves first of all a matter of ...
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In the following essay, Ketcham discusses Madison's changing position on which branch of the government should possess the ultimate power to review laws and interpret the Constitution.
The p...
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In the following essay, Koch refutes the negative critical reputation accorded Madison throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and considers the concept of justice as the ultimate goal...
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In the following essay, Morgan claims that Madison's views on the merits of representative government have been misinterpreted by scholars.
For decades scholars have overlooked the full sign...
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In the following essay, Draper discusses Madison's debt to David Hume in the development of his concept of the “extended republic.”
“No. 10” of The Federalist has...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1983, Rutland examines Madison's advocacy of the separation of church and state, which led to the treatise, Memorial and Remonstrance.
Any cle...
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In the following essay, Howard discusses Madison's role in formulating the Constitution and founding the republic.
James Madison—by common consent, the Father of the nation's C...
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In the following essay, Miller discusses Madison's role as the “Father of the Constitution,” suggesting that such a label is inappropriate given the collaborative nature of the fo...
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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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Engaging historical content using primary sources and photos in each colorful 32-page reader.This enhanced eBook gives you the freedom to copy and paste the content of each page into the format tha...
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Tennessee broke up the ACC trio at the top of the AP women's basketball poll and James Madison earned a Top 25 spot for the first time in 19 years.Rutgers and Wisconsin-Green Bay also rejoined the ...
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Tennessee broke up the ACC trio at the top of the AP women's basketball poll and James Madison earned a Top 25 spot for the first time in 19 years.Rutgers and Wisconsin-Green Bay also rejoined the ...
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Led by the first top-tier recruit that coach Agnus Berenato recruited at Pitt, the Panthers upstaged their successful men's program for one night and gained the first NCAA women's tournament victor...
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Gun Control: Does striking down a draconian District of Columbia law barring residents from keeping handguns in their homes give "a new and dangerous meaning to the Second Amendment?" Or does it re...
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Isaiah Washington, who traced his ancestral roots to Sierra Leone through DNA testing, has donated $25,000 to a computer animation project that aims to detail the Atlantic slave trade.The "Grey's A...
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Thomas Paine may have helped inspire the American Revolution, but inspiring Arkansas lawmakers to commemorate a day in his honor is another matter.The proposal by Rep. Lindsley Smith, D-Fayettevill...
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Thomas Paine may have helped inspire the American Revolution, but inspiring Arkansas lawmakers to commemorate a day in his honor is another matter.The proposal by Rep. Lindsley Smith, D-Fayettevill...
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Constitution: Creating a Republic
James Madison
Madison, James
President James Madison
James Madison
James Madison
Critical Essay by Edward McNall Burns
James Madison's Support of the Jefferson Presidency
Primary Source Readers Expanding and Preserving the Union: James Madison
James Madison makes women's poll history
