A second fundamental element of the Constitution is the concept of checks and balances. As James Madison famously wrote in The Federalist No. 51, In framing a government which is to be ...

James Madison, in his wrap-up of “miscellaneous powers” in The Federalist No. 43, devoted only a single paragraph to the clause, justifying it both on the need to provide a national ...

Forging unity is the ongoing work of American life. After an election, after an arduous legislative process, after more than ...

The American founders are justifiably famous for their political wisdom. So why did they build the strange contraption called ...

Born: March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia... James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," co-authored The federalist Papers, helped to establish a system of checks and balances for the ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We’re now going to look at the Father of the Constitution – James Madison. Prior to becoming ...

As John Adams saw the political world, there were essentially three main forms of government—monarchy, aristocracy, and ...

The Supreme Court decided Marbury v, Madison (herein Marbury) in 1803, early in Chief Justice John Marshall’s career on the ...

A mericans are headed to the polls today to cast their ballots in a crucial election. People are anxious, hopeful, and scared ...

James Madison. Madison was instrumental in shaping the early American government. He was so involved in the creation and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Floridians voted Tuesday to enshrine the right to fish and hunt in the State Constitution. The amendment ...

Born: March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia... James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," co-authored The federalist Papers, helped to establish a system of checks and balances for the ...