James Madison University

Hamilton took note of this issue and tackled it head on by finding two other men: John Jay (The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court) and James Madison to aid him in writing a series of essays in support of the new Constitution. These essays that Hamilton and his colleagues wrote under the single name “Publius” are most commonly known as the Federalist Papers, and their job was to inform the general…

James Madison’s main argument is that factions are a problem in a well governed society, and that that a good republic should prevent the tyranny of the majority, and protect the rights of the minorities. The constitution of The United States, and The Federalist Papers both outline how a proper republic should be established, with strategies to limit the impact of factions, and create majority and minority rights. Michael Parenti wrote “The Constitution as an Elitist Document”, in which he…

meaning of the First Amendment and of freedom of speech and press. Thomas Jefferson called the Alien and Sedition Acts “an experiment on the American mind to see how far it will bear all avowed violation of the Constitution.” Thomas Jefferson and James Madison helped draft the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions which both protested the acts through the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. "That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to maintain and defend…

The Constitution of 1787 represented a true revolution in government. It guaranteed certain basic rights for citizens. It also established fundamental laws in the national government. America was in need of a reformed government. Several events led up to the Constitution of 1787. These events include the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, Treaty of Paris, Land Ordinance of 1785, Shays Rebellion, etc. The Constitution of 1787 paved the way for the strong government we have today.…

George Washington, being a wise and an experienced president, warned the individuals of the United States of America to not use factions, as this concept would not be beneficial for the newly made independent nation. Historical figures such as Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson decided not to listen to Washington’s plead. Both men created two political parties that reflected one another’s beliefs. Hamilton stood behind the Federalist party as Jefferson did the same for the…

Madison has a very strange background; He came from a very wealthy family whom of which owned plantations. Although he was well of, he had very poor health and would become ill very easily. James Madison excelled in school and seemed to have a brain that was way beyond his peers. Not only did he study at multiple schools but he had personal teachers at home, so it was no wonder that he was at the top of all of his academics. He eventually attended a college, Princeton, in New Jersey. He had no…

The next President I believed that had some of the greatest responsibility for these changes would also be James Madison. James Madison was the sole reason as to why the Trail of Tear’s happened. The Trail of Tear’s occurred because Madison promised his voters that if they voted for him that he would get them all more land in the West where the Indian territory was (Beshwate Lecture 7) . Madison essentially showed all future Presidents that if you promise the people what they want no matter how…

beneficial. The authors have provided solutions to what made the old Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, fail; as well as, discussing how the structure of the government would be like if the proposed Constitution were to be implemented. James Madison especially, discussed about the importance of controlling factions and how a well functioning government should be structured; which is explained through Federalist papers 10 and 39. The ideas in these two essays are the core of what…

anything better to establish in their place. Furthermore, I feel he didn’t do so because he felt one regime should build upon the last one, not destroy everything the previous regime put into effect. d) Why was Marbury vs. Madison a major Supreme Court case? The Marbury vs. Madison was a major Supreme Court case because this event led to the creation of judicial review, which means the Supreme Court was granted the ability to determine whether laws passed by Congress are in accordance with the…

The Founding Fathers is the generation of men who intellectually made significant contributions to the Constitution. Many of them like George Washington and James Madison were present at the Constitutional Convention during the hammering and ratifying of the Constitution. They wrote the model document. Those, who were not present made significant contributions in several other ways; Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense”…