What did James Madison do for the US?

Answer 1

James Madison was the "towering intellect" of the founding fathers. He was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, he was the prime author of the Constitution, and it is thanks to Mr. Madison that we have a surviving first-hand account of the debates within the Constitutional Convention. Madison also was the behind-the-scenes voice of reason and moderation for Thomas Jefferson. Madison led the country during the War of 1812, refused to abandon the burned out capitol city, and saw to it (albiet with a little help from Andrew Jackson) that this "second war" for American independence was a victory rather than a defeat. The founding fathers were no "shrinking violets." To hear praise from any of them for one of their contemporaries is, to say the least, unusual. That being said, take the time to seek out and read some of their comments about Madison. I think you will be as impressed by "Little Jimmy" as they were.

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• he helped the colonies with the constitution and he was a lawyer.

Answer 2

He included a provision in the Constitution that gave the national legislature the power to veto state laws.

Sites:

Check out www.montpelier.org and www.constitutioncenter.org.

he did that to.

Answer 3

• James Madison was the fourth president and served two terms (1809-1817)
• "Father of the Constitution" because he played an important role in its writing and also kept notes at the Convention which proved to be historically valuable.
• US Congressman for 8 years (1789-1997)- introduced the Bill of Rights
• Secretary of State for Jefferson (1801-1809)
• member of the Continental Congress(1780-1783)
• member of Virginia House of Delegates ( 1776-1777)

Answer 4

The next step was to get it ratified . Madison campaigned for its ratification. Once it was ratified by nine state, the government had to be set up. Madison ran for Congress and was elected over James Monroe. He served four terms and wrote and pushed for ratifying the Bill of Rights.

Answer 5

James Madison was the father of the constitution because he was there for every meeting, he took excellent notes , and was one of the main leaders. He wrote the Great Compromise in the Constitution

Answer 6

how did James Madison impact the United States of America

Answer 7

He wrote the rough draft of the constitution.

Answer 8

He drafted it(wrote it)