American History: Presidents: James Madison

Madison was there! Scholars go on a journey to discover the person behind the founding father label as they explore James Madison's role in the formation of the United States government. The culmination is a writing assignment and...

Text of James Madison's "Proposed Amendments to the Constitution," June 8, 1789. Madison states his reasons for the amendments in view of the anti-federalist feelings in many of the colonies. The proposal explains in Madison's own words...

To war! To war! Every nation in the history of the world has had to deal with warfare on some level. Scholars go through a series of activities and discussions surrounding the development of the Constitution to help them better...

How much power is too much power for the federal government? Scholars use primary documents and constitutional research in groups to analyze the creation of the Second National Bank under James Madison. This is the second instructional...

An account of President James Madison's brief stint as a poet. Includes the text of his poem "A poem against the Tories".

This easy-to-navigate site has James Madison's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and several video clips.

The official White House biography of James Madison, the father of the constitution.

This lesson examines the legacy of the "philosopher statesman," James Madison. Madison combined the intellectual knowledge and creativity of the scholar with the practical savvy of the politician, a man of strong principles who also...

The full text of the State of the Union Address which was delivered in 1981 by former President Jimmy Carter .

Scroll through this article to find an account of the election of 1812 in which James Madison was running as the first war president.