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=**James Madison**=

Federalist Virginia James Madison was at first a lawyer. He then served in Virginia Legislature. Was a member of the Constitutional Convention. James Madison believed states could not maintain their own government. After claims that republican governments were only reasonable in small communities, Madison defended republicanism that it can work better for the United States by representing a variety of people. James Madison also proposed a government with three branches. They were to have separate powers and duties, and to function as checks and balances. This stopped a single branch from gaining too much power. In doing so, this created a government with "enough power to govern effectively, yet not powerful enough to corrupt officials, endanger freedoms, or become unanswerable to the people". James Madison was a part of Virginia's ratifying convention, and obviously voted for the constitution, being known as the Father of the Constitution.

The Papers of James Madison. Edited by William T. Hutchinson et al. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1962-77 (vols. 1-10); Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1977-(vols. 11-). 9:348-Pr

Madison, James. "Notes on Debates in Congress by James Madison." Letter. 28 Jan. 1783. //TeachingAmericanHistory.org -- Free Seminars and Summer Institutes for Social Studies Teachers//. Web. 21 Sept. 2010. .

"Representation: James Madison, Virginia Ratifying Convention." //Electronic Resources from the University of Chicago Press Books Division//. Web. 21 Sept. 2010. .

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