It took the English Constitution many centuries filled with advances, threats, retreats and a Civil War, to secure for Parliament the appropriations power — the power of the purse — the ...

"But what is government," James Madison, the father of the Constitution, wrote in 1788, "but the greatest of all reflections of human nature?" A. The Constitution Was Intended to Be a Reflection ...

17, no less than on the Fourth of July, the public should be celebrating what founder James Madison ... s debate and consent. Madison, often called the “Father of the Constitution” for his ...

James Madison, father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, elaborated in Federalist 51: “Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society.” And perfect justice is making ...

or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” specifically because of the religious intolerance that James Madison, our fourth president and father of the Constitution, witnessed as a young man in ...

James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive ...

Or maybe I would hold a séance and speak to James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, through a Ouija board. When I shared this thought with my sons, they pointed out that, well, you can ...

Here are some lesser-known details about the “Father of the U.S. Constitution” and the colorful life he led. 1. James Madison was prone to sickness. Madison wasn’t the healthiest kid—or ...

Concerned citizens — “Madisonian Monitors,” in honor of James Madison, Father of the Constitution — can insist on the employment of facts, evidence and truth in public discourse.

Leading James Madison scholars from around the continent, including Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, gathered for a conference on February 22-23 to discuss Madison's impact on the interpretation ...