James Madison

1751, James Madison is born on a plantation in Virginia;
drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States;
Studying history and public administration, well versed in the laws, he participated in the drafting of the Virginia Constitution in 1776, worked in the Continental Congress and was a leader in the Virginia Assembly.
He came to the post of President of US during war period which was between Russian and French in 1812.

English Bill of Rights in 1689 ? Declaration of Independence in 1776 ? Articles of Confederation in 1781 ? The Federalist Papers in 1787-1788 ? United States Constitution was established

of Confederation were created as the first constitution of the United States.
The Articles were ratified in 1781 and gave most of the power to the individual state legislatures who acted more like individual countries than a union. This structure left the national Congress weak, with no ability to properly manage federal debt or maintain a national army. So, the Constitution was created to form a more perfect union

the US Government.
The federal government was extremely weak, and this created many problems such as:
1. No separation of powers – only unicameral legislature.
2. Weak central government – states had most power.
3. Congress did not have the power to tax – this means they could not get their finances in order.

behalf of leaders ? Articles of Confederation was ended up replacing the Articles and creating a new one which is called the "Constitutional Convention.”
Madison is best remembered for his crucial role at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, where he presented the Virginia plan to the assembled delegates in Philadelphia and oversaw the difficult process of negotiation and compromise that led to the drafting of the final Constitution. Exactly, he made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.

that America needed a strong federal government in order to help regulate the state legislatures and create a better system for raising federal money. He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances, so no branch had greater power over the other.

between James and with his wife Dolley. The couple dated for just four months before their marriage in 1794. James was 43 years old. Dolley was 26. The couple was inseparable after the marriage.