James Madison

They were second cousins, descended from Richard Taylor, who was the only person to have had two great grandchildren who went on to become president of the United States. Madison was the 4th president from March 4, 1809 - March 4, 1817. Taylor was the 12th president from March 4, 1849 - July 9, 1850.

Formal. One with lots of parallel sentences and paragraphs. Just look at the Declaration of Independence and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

separation and distribution of power in the three branches of the fed gov't

Madison was a US Congressman and Secretary of State before he was president.

James Madison helped to write the Federalist Papers. He also helped to write the Bill of Rights after it was determined that the Constitution did not deal with individual rights of the people.

Yes. Her first marriage was to John Todd and she had 2 children: John Payne Todd and William Temple Todd. But John Todd and William died of yellow fever. So John Payne Todd was her only son to live

well, James Madison was a republican who wanted the government to be run by the middle class citizens of the U.S.

Madison is an English surname (family name) meaning "son of Maud" or "son of Matilda". It was not much used as a first name until after the 1984 movie "Splash" (and even then it was mainly used in the USA), so in that sense it has practically no history as a first name.

Using surnames as Christian names is a very modern idea.

James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution for two reasons. He took extensive notes that allowed future generations to understand what went on at the Constitutional Convention, and, he was the author of most of the Bill of Rights. George Washington is known as the Father of the Country.

bookish Virginia Patriot,

The best prepared of these "godlike" figures was James Madison of Virginia. One delegate wrote of Madison, "In the management of every great question he evidently took the lead in the Convention." Indeed, Madison's influence was so great that later he would be called the "Father of the Constitution."

Madison addressed the convention more than 200 times. When he was not speaking, he took notes. Sitting near the front of the room so that he could hear everything that was said, Madison wrote down nearly every word. When collected together, his notes covered more than 600 printed pages. From this remarkable record, we know what went on inside the convention day by day. Cortosy of History Alive! the United States through Industrialism, not me, im not smart

he was thinking if the u.s should have a goverment

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No, he was a member of the House of Representatives (5th and 15th districts of Virginia), but he was never the Speaker of the House.

James Madison won the 1808 presidential election defeating Charles Pinckney. In the 1808 presidential election James Madison received 122 electoral votes, Charles Pinckney received 47 electoral votes, and George Clinton received 6 electoral votes.

Incumbent President James Madison won reelection in the 1812 presidential election defeating DeWitt Clinton. In the 1812 presidential election James Madison received 128 electoral votes and DeWitt Clinton received 89 electoral votes.

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1 Delaware, 2 Pennsylvania, 3 New Jersey, 4 New Hampshire, 5 Connecticut.

James Madison graduated from the University of New Jersey in 1771. This is now known as Princeton University.

Yes he was very smart and he believed that everyone should get an education

issac madison ,james jr,james and nelly madison,james sr father of james madison,his mother elanor conway,grandfather ambrose madison,brother in law thomas chew,wife dolley,james madison known as colonel madison,james jr the widow and frances

There is no James Madison Memorial Library as such, but there is a James Madison Memorial Building which forms part of the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

Probably not. James madison was educated by Presbyterian clergymen in his youth and was an avid read of English deist tracts. In his later life, he cared little for religion, and according to scholars, he life little tract of what his religious convictions were. He probably leaned towards deism.

James Madison redefined the traditional concepts of democracy and republic. His Federalist writings allowed him to expand upon his vision of republican government.

James Madison went to College of New Jersey(renamed Princeton)

His first Secretary of State was Robert Smith,lawyer from Maryland. Madison appointed him as a favor to two senators and never had much confidence in him. After 2 years, he replaced him with James Monroe who served the next 6 years.