A second fundamental element of the Constitution is the concept of checks and balances. As James Madison famously wrote in The Federalist No. 51, In framing a government which is to be ...

James Madison, in his wrap-up of “miscellaneous powers” in The Federalist No. 43, devoted only a single paragraph to the clause, justifying it both on the need to provide a national ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We’re now going to look at the Father of the Constitution – James Madison. Prior to becoming ...

Born: March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia... James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," co-authored The federalist Papers, helped to establish a system of checks and balances for the ...

In this ambitious study, Robertson explains how the US Constitution emerged from an intense battle ... Given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to alter America's destiny, James Madison laid before the ...

James Madison. Madison was instrumental in shaping the early American government. He was so involved in the creation and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Floridians voted Tuesday to enshrine the right to fish and hunt in the State Constitution. The amendment ...