Seven Founders -- George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay -- determined the destinies of the new nation.

As Madison commented to Jefferson in 1789, `` We are in a wilderness without a single footstep to guide us.

Historians have traditionally regarded the great debates of the Seventeen Nineties as polarizing the issues of centralized vs. limited government, with Hamilton and the nationalists supporting the former and Jefferson and Madison upholding the latter position.

The state's rights position was formulated by Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, but in their later careers as heads of state the two proved themselves better Hamiltonians than Jeffersonians.

In purchasing Louisiana, Jefferson had to adopt Hamilton's broad construction of the Constitution, and so did Madison in advocating the rechartering of Hamilton's bank, which he had so strenuously opposed at its inception, and in adopting a Hamiltonian protective tariff.

Opposition to them resulted in the highly controversial Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, authored by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.

Jefferson and James Madison also secretly drafted the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions denouncing the federal legislation, though state legislatures rejected these resolutions.

Though the resolutions followed the " interposition " approach of James Madison, Jefferson advocated nullification and at one point drafted a threat for Kentucky to secede.

" Chernow argues that neither Jefferson nor Madison sensed that they had sponsored measures as inimical as the Alien and Sedition Acts themselves.

In 1787, James Madison wrote Thomas Jefferson in France for background information on constitutional government to use at the Constitutional Convention.

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Breaking with Hamilton and what became the Federalist Party in 1791, Madison and Thomas Jefferson organized what they called the Republican Party ( later called by historians the Democratic-Republican Party ) He co-authored, along with Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts.

As Jefferson ’ s Secretary of State ( 1801 – 1809 ), Madison supervised the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the nation ’ s size.

As a young man during the American Revolutionary War, Madison served in the Virginia state legislature ( 1776 – 79 ), where he became known as a protégé of the delegate Thomas Jefferson.

Madison attained prominence in Virginia politics, working with Jefferson to draft the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which was finally passed in 1786.

Working closely with Madison and Jefferson, Bishop Madison helped lead the College through the changes involving separation from both Great Britain and the Church of England.

Madison and Thomas Jefferson were the leaders of this second group.

As early as May 26, 1792, Hamilton complained, " Mr. Madison cooperating with Mr. Jefferson is at the head of a faction decidedly hostile to me and my administration.

Congressman Madison and Vice President Jefferson were outraged.

Jefferson went further, urging states to secede if necessary, though Madison convinced Jefferson to back down from this extreme view.

On September 15, 1794, James Madison married Dolley Payne Todd, a young widow, at Harewood, in what is now Jefferson County, West Virginia.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 were written secretly by Vice President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively.

Elected Vice President in 1796, when he came in second to John Adams of the Federalists, Jefferson opposed Adams and with Madison secretly wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which attempted to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Jefferson and Madison were deeply upset by the unconstitutionality of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 ; they secretly wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which called on state legislatures to nullify unconstitutional laws.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 ( written secretly by Jefferson and James Madison ) proclaim these principles.

When the Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison secretly wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which provide a classic statement in support of states ' rights.

One day, Billy ruins a dinner meeting between his father, Brian ( Darren McGavin ), and his associates by behaving obnoxiously after being provoked by Eric Gordon ( Bradley Whitford ), Brian's executive vice president who openly expresses his hatred towards Billy and secretly harbors hatred towards Brian as well and impatiently waits to become Brian's succsessor as head of Madison Hotels.

The New York franchise was granted to Colonel J. S. Hammond and T. J. Duggan, although the ownership was held secretly by " Big Bill " Dwyer, an infamous bootlegger from New York City, to play in New York's Madison Square Garden.

After the constitution had been drafted, Madison became one of the leaders in the movement to ratify it.

Chief Justice Morrison Waite, who consulted the historian George Bancroft, also discussed at some length the Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments by James Madison, who drafted the First Amendment ; Madison used the metaphor of a " great barrier.

Modern scholars Thomas B. McAffee and Michael J. Quinlan have stated that James Madison " did not invent the right to keep and bear arms when he drafted the Second Amendment ; the right was pre-existing at both common law and in the early state constitutions.

Political parties had not been anticipated when the Constitution was drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1788, even though both Hamilton and Madison played major roles.

James Madison drafted the Virginia Plan in 1787 and the Bill of Rights in 1789.

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It was initially drafted by George Mason circa May 20, 1776 ; James Madison assisted him with the section on religious freedom.

The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

In response to this proposal from New York, James Madison drafted a Due Process Clause for Congress.

Following a college career at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Granato was drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round ( 120th overall ) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

Chelios enjoyed two strong years at the University of Wisconsin – Madison after being drafted.

Vincent was drafted by the Miami Dolphins out of the University of Wisconsin – Madison with the seventh pick in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft.

He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft out of James Madison University.

The Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World was drafted and adopted at the Convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association held in New York City's Madison Square Garden on August 13, 1920.

Among those who drafted the 1776 Constitution were George Mason and James Madison.

Engblom played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and was drafted 22nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft.

Team owners sought a location near Madison, Illinois, adjacent to Gateway International Raceway, until the city of St. Louis drafted a financing plan for the team to construct the new stadium in downtown St. Louis.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1934, Cohen moved to Washington, D. C. where he was a research assistant for the committee which drafted the Social Security Act.