Suggestions from the states
Suggestions from the states
James Madison wrote the US Bill of Rights.
James Madison since it was all of the amendment he wrote
The 8th amendment was passed as part of the Bill of Rights in December of 1791. The state of Virginia was the first state to pass the law that cruel and unusual punishment can not be used on a prisoner in 1776.
The constitution set up our government, it was written by James Madison. The Bill of Right was the first ten amendment to to U.S. Constitution, written by James Madison.
In 1789, James Madison--nicknamed "the father of the Constitution"--proposed twelve amendments that ultimately became the ten amendments making up the U.S. Bill of Rights. In this respect, Madison was unquestionably the person who wrote the First Amendment.
James Madison
The entire Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments) was drafted by James Madison but was taken in large part from the ideas of George Mason.
James Madison wrote what became known as the bill of rights
James Madison
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In 1789, James Madison--nicknamed "the father of the Constitution", proposed twelve amendments that ultimately became the ten amendments making up the U.S. Bill of Rights. In this respect, Madison was unquestionably the person who wrote the First Amendment. So while Madison unquestionably wrote the First Amendment, it would be a little bit of a stretch to suggest that it was Madison's idea. He proposed it more to honor his mentor and humor opponents of the Constitution than anything else, and his model for a constitutional amendment protecting free expression and freedom of conscience was not particularly original.