Why did James Madison write the Bill of Rights?

Answer 1

Because it was largely of his making. The Constitution was based on the "Virginia Plan" which Madison had played the principal role in devising. Madison had to make various compromises, notably in agreeing that all states should have an equal vote in the Senate, but he considered the draft Constitution the best that could be achieved in the circumstances.

Answer 2

In1787, James Madison, a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, met to improve the Articles of Confederation as it did not give Congress enough power to make states work together. Congress also did not have the power to collect taxes to repay its debts involving the American Revolution. Congress did not have an army and relied upon state militia to maintain order among individual states. Thus, Madison and others devised a Federal system where the state's share power with a central (National) government.

He felt this would maintain state order and protect the rights of people. Madison became president in 1808 with the advent of the War of 1812 in his concurrent presidency.

Answer 3

To give the rights of criminals and get the states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. He introduced them when he served in the first United States Congress in 1791.

Answer 4

Because he didnt like the way the colonies deveoped