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JAMES MADISON was perhaps the hardest working & most widely respected man of his day. Commonly hailed as the Father of our Constitution, Madison had more to do with its conception than did any other man. ... Madison spent the rest of his life in service to his nation. ... Madison very actively supported religious toleration & was a leading advocate for the separation of church & state. ...
In 1779 Madison was elected to represent the state of Virginia to the Continental Congress. ... Washington & Madison organized the Alexandria Conference in order to settle commercial dispute between Virginia & Maryland concerning the use of the Potomac River. ... When the Maryland delegation suggested a larger meeting to include representatives from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, & Virginia in order to adopt a uniform commercial system, Madison saw the potential for a larger scheme. ... Madison & Hamilton took this opportunity to launch a general call for a constitutional convention. ...
This became the Constitutional Convention, & though George Washington was appointed by Virginia to lend prestige to the effort, James Madison would be its leader. ... Madison immediately set the tone for the convention by introducing a document that he wrote called The Virginia Plan. ... This plan was so very creative, & was presented so persuasively by Madison & his supporters that it proceeded to pass into law within days. ...
Although Madison prevailed on the structure of the new federal government, he could not quell the concerns of the smaller (or more lightly populated) states. ... Madison commented in his private notes that "It seemed now to be pretty well understood that the real difference lay, not between the large & small but between the N. ...
Madison had been a driving force in the formation of the Constitution, from organizing the convention, setting its scope & tone, to ironing out every obstacle that threatened its success. ... Madison continued to champion the federal cause at every opportunity. ...
Madison was elected to the first House of Representatives as a Federalist & served throughout Washingtons administration (1789—1797). ... As a trusted consultant to George Washington, Madison played a large part in forming the Departments of State, Treasury, & War. ...
When John Adams was elected President, Madison retired to his home in Virginia. ... The aggressive attitudes of the Washington, & now Madison, administrations toward "popular discontent" & expressions of disagreement or contempt for the government had placed a doubt in many minds whether the first amendment would be honored. ... Madison was the author of the Virginia Resolutions, a protest of these acts & an effort to overrule their effect at the state level. ...
In 1801, after Jefferson was elected President, Madison entered the Cabinet as Secretary of State. ... Jefferson, in his close friendship with Madison, also recognized that Madison was a thoroughly practical man whose political skills would be of great value to the reforms he would pursue.
James Madison succeeded Jefferson as President in 1808. ... Madison the delegate was widely loved & respected for his reason, even temper, & humility. ... Madison lost many of his followers in the War of 1812, for he was essentially a man of peace & not very successful as a war president; he was, however, re-elected for a second term a few months after war was declared.
Approximate Word count = 2546
Approximate Pages = 10.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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