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James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the Constitution," he was the principal author of the document. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution. The first President to have served in the United States Congress, he was a leader in the 1st United States Congress, drafted many basic laws and was responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution (said to be based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights), and thus is also known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights". As a political theorist, Madison's most distinctive belief was that the new republic needed checks and balances to protect individual rights from the tyranny of the majority. As leader in the House of Representatives, Madison worked closely with President George Washington to organize the new federal government. Breaking with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791, Madison and Thomas Jefferson organized what they called the Republican Party (later called the Democratic-Republican Party) in opposition to key policies of the Federalists, especially the national bank and the Jay Treaty. He secretly co-authored, along with Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts. As Jefferson's Secretary of State (1801–1809), Madison supervised the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the nation's size, and sponsored the ill-fated Embargo Act of 1807. As president, he led the nation into the War of 1812 against Great Britain. During and after the war, Madison reversed many of his positions. By 1815, he supported the creation of the second National Bank, a strong military, and a high tariff to protect the new factories opened during the war. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How did James Madison use his powers provided by the constitution? Q. When James Madison was president which powers that were provided by the constitution did he use? What powers did he use that weren't provided by the constitution? And were there any issues with the constitution during his time of presidency? Asked by rs fisher - Tue Mar 10 19:03:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. James Madison (1751-1836) was the principal architect of the United States Constitution, the Secretary of State under President Thomas Jefferson, and the fourth president of the United States. As president, Madison continued to support aggressive trade measures against Britain and requested a declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812 when commercial pressure failed to achieve a change in British policy. During the War of 1812, Madison faced almost treasonous opposition from merchants and public officials in New England. But he refused to limit civil liberties or declare martial law, as he was urged to do by supporters. From Shmoop Answered by augie6_1 - Fri Mar 13 13:24:05 2009 In the quotation,Why does James Madison believe goverments need to be controlled? Q. Here is the quotation,If men were angels,no goverment would be necessary.If angels were to govern men,neither external nor internal controls would be necessary. James Madison in the federalist,No. 47 Asked by PoodlePrecious#2 - Mon Mar 10 17:12:07 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. What Madison was saying is this. The nature of angels is good. Angels do what is right. If people were angels, we would always do what is right, therefore government would not be required. What do governments do? They protect people from other governments which are hostile and help people deal with bad in their own countries. Well if people always do what is right, they will not need protection. The next part is about angels governing us. Again, since angels always do right, we would not have to worry about an evil dictator. We would be ruled properly. So then comes the checks and balances set up by the founding fathers. We cannot trust anyone like we can trust angels. Since we cannot, we must have checks and balances, so that… [cont.] Answered by KDCCPA - Tue Mar 18 11:45:18 2008 Need some idea's James madison and John adams as president?
Q. K well for a school project i need 3 visual aids and so far i have 2 posters 1 for john adams and 1 for James madison. My topic is John adams and James Madison as president. I need 1 more visual but have no idea what to do it on?? Can someone give me like an idea? It has to be creative. Asked by Keepingitsimple - Tue May 6 21:36:27 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Have a poster of them at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia together. Answered by Hippie of Awesomeness - Tue May 6 21:45:08 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "James Madison" James Madison (1751-03-16 – 1836-06-28) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. He was co-author, with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, of the Federalist Papers, and is traditionally regarded as the Father of the United States Constitution. ContentsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com YourNabe.com When the scandal broke about two foreign language teachers tongue wrestling in a classroom last week, students at James Madison High School ... news.google.com Manteca Bulletin This is the real full quote attributed to Madison taken from the Papers of James Madison , Robert Rutland, ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973), ... news.google.com The New American James Madison , the man credited by history as the father of the Constitution declared in The Federalist Papers: It is essential to liberty, ... Douglas Cohn/Commentary Herald Times Reporter Health Care Bill Clears Second Senate Vote CBS News all 16,161 news articles » From Google News Search: "James Madison"  contactez.net 225px x 187px | 4.20kB [source page] President James Madison Judge Taylor tells us the first court held in the county was known as inferior court which convened on the first Monday in January 1810 Five Justices From Yahoo Image Search: "James Madison"  jmusports.com unknown Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:00:00 GM 21, 2009 - . James Madison's. men's basketball team Wednesday (Dec. 23) hosts Fordham to close the pre-holiday portion of its schedule. After Wednesday's game, the Dukes don't play again until next Tuesday (Dec. ...  hokiesports.com Football ue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GM Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver announced Tuesday that Tech has added . James Madison. University to its 2010 football schedule after pushing back a scheduled 2010 date with Western Michigan to 2016. The move allowed Western ...  huffingtonpost.com David Weiner Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:58 GM UPDATE: In the second sex scandal in as many days, Allison Mussachio, a third teacher at . James Madison. High School, is reportedly under investigation for having an affair with a student. *** From Google Blog Search: "James Madison" |
