How Did James Madison Contribute To The Constitution

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There are eighty-five federalists papers, and twenty-one of them were written by one single person. That person was James Madison. Throughout his life he was sick and without the proper nutrients he didn’t grow as much as he should have. So he was and still is the shortest president.
The schooled Madison was more of a writer than a fighter, so he put his talents to good use. In 1776 at the Virginia Convention, as Orange County's representative. A bit later he met Thomas Jefferson, and the pair soon started a friendship.
The federalist papers were written to protect the constitution. James Madison was one of the federalist. At the age of twenty-six he married his wife Dolly who had a kid of her own. A few years after marriage he became president, and served two terms, or four years. During his time as president the National Anthem was written and The Barbary War took place.
He made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays. In later years, he was referred to as the "Father of the Constitution,". When Madison received an appointment to serve on the committee in charge of writing Virginia's constitution, he worked with George …show more content…

House of Representatives. He became an instrumental force behind the Bill of Rights, submitting his amendments to the Constitution. Madison wanted to ensure that Americans had freedom of speech, were protected against "unreasonable searches and seizures" and received "a speedy and public trial" if faced with charges, among other recommendations. One of Madison's greatest challenges were out on the high seas. Great Britain and France were at war again, and American vessels were caught in the middle of it all. Warships from both sides routinely stopped and seized American ships to prevent Americans from trading with the enemy, and the American merchants were forced into service for these feuding foreign

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