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Question 88 of 128 · American History · Colonial Period and Independence

James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

Accepted answers

  • “Father of the Constitution”
  • Fourth president of the United States
  • President during the War of 1812
  • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.

Why this is the answer

James Madison is called the Father of the Constitution because he was its main author at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He then helped win its ratification as one of the three writers of the Federalist Papers. Later he became the fourth President, and as President he asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain in the War of 1812. Name any one of the four. Memory hook: Madison wrote the Constitution and defended it; Jefferson wrote the Declaration.