USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -James Madison (b. March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, Virginia) was the 4th President of the United States. He served from 1809 to 1817 and died on June 28, 1836, at the age of 85. Madison was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Detailed explanation-2: -Madison believed that the federal government should not have more power than the states, an opinion he shared with Jefferson. Together they formed the Republican Party, the forerunner to the present-day Democratic Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -Democratic-Republicans were supported by commoners and the middle and lower classes. It was made up of artisans, shopkeepers, frontier settlers, backcountry and poor farmers. Democratic-Republicans were not highly educated and many were illiterate. Democratic-Republicans had most of their support in the South and West.

Detailed explanation-4: -James Madison, America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”