James Madison had changed his mind before. More than once, in fact, and on the same subject—namely the legitimate powers of the federal government. Madison had spearheaded the campaign to replace the state-centric system of the Articles of Confederation with the federal-first Constitution of 1787. He led the successful ratification effort, co-authoring the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. He initially opposed adding a bill of rights to the Constitution, believing such constraints on the federal government were unwarranted and inadvisable. But he was persuaded that a bill of rights was politically essential to ratification, and, taking upon himself the drafting of the bill of rights, he concluded that it was actually a good idea.
What’s a president to do? Madison and the Bank
What’s a president to do? Madison and the…
What’s a president to do? Madison and the Bank
James Madison had changed his mind before. More than once, in fact, and on the same subject—namely the legitimate powers of the federal government. Madison had spearheaded the campaign to replace the state-centric system of the Articles of Confederation with the federal-first Constitution of 1787. He led the successful ratification effort, co-authoring the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. He initially opposed adding a bill of rights to the Constitution, believing such constraints on the federal government were unwarranted and inadvisable. But he was persuaded that a bill of rights was politically essential to ratification, and, taking upon himself the drafting of the bill of rights, he concluded that it was actually a good idea.