Discover who James Madison is. Learn about his early life, his key role in the Federalist Papers & Bill of Rights, and his ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Explore the 7 basic principles of the US Constitution: popular sovereignty, limited government, checks & balances, judicial ...

The Constitution’s chief author—James Madison—had a problem. He wanted to win a congressional seat in Virginia, but he needed the votes of white southern Baptists to do so.

James Madison University is named after the fourth president of the United States, but its mascot is named after the college's second president. Here's why.

Area residents take special pride on Constitution Day. It’s when the nation honors the achievement of her most famous son — Father of the Constitution James Madison.

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Named in honor of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States who is acknowledged as "the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights," a James Madison Fellowship funds up to ...