In Washington over the last few years,” he said on June 29, “it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible.

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Discover who James Madison is. Learn about his early life, his key role in the Federalist Papers & Bill of Rights, and his ...

We the people of Montana, grateful to God for the quiet beauty of our state, the grandeur of our mountains, the vastness of ...

Madison’s amendment echoed that sentiment, and after some revisions, it was codified into the 27 words of the Second Amendment: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a ...

Washington, Madison and Mason knew that the free flow of goods across borders was the key to the prosperity of the young nation. Opinion: Mom's 1935 diploma included 'The Creed of Iowa.' ...

James Madison was very intelligent. He was also very wise about politics. So he gave his plan to a more powerful delegate to read. On the first day of the convention, the governor of Virginia, Edmund ...

The U.S. alone is saddled with an electoral college. How did that happen? In the summer of 1787, the delegates who hammered out the U.S. Constitution debated how to elect presidents.

Though James Madison wrote the Constitution, he certainly wasn’t alone in hammering out the specific details of the document. For instance, Pennsylvania delegate Gouverneur Morris has been credited ...