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|party=Democratic-Republican

|party=Democratic-Republican

|vp=George Clinton

|spouse=Dolley Todd

|vp_dates=1809-1812

|2vp=None

|offices=

|2vp_dates=1812-1813

|3vp=Elbridge Gerry

|country=the United States

|3vp_dates=1813-1814

|number=4th

|4vp=None

|terms=March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817<ref>http://www.trivia-library.com/a/4th-us-president-james-madison.htm</ref>

|4vp_dates=1814-1817

|vp=[[George Clinton]]<br/>[[Elbridge Gerry]]

|previous=Thomas Jefferson

|preceded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]

|next=James Monroe

|birth_date=March 16, 1751

|succeeded=[[James Monroe]]

|birth_place=Port Conway, Virginia

|death_date=June 28, 1836

|death_place=Montpelier, Virginia

|of=State

|spouse=[[Dolly Todd Madison]]

|state=United States

|religion=[[Episcopalian]]

|number=5th

|deputy=n

|governor=

|president=[[Thomas Jefferson]]

|terms=May 2, 1801 – March 3, 1809

|preceded=[[John Marshall]]

|succeeded=[[Robert Smith]]

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'''James Madison''' (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836), an American statesman, political theorist, party leader and fourth President of the [[United States]] of America (1809–1817), was one of the most influential [[Founding Fathers]] of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]," Madison played the central role in designing the 1787 document and promoting its ratification. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the [[Federalist Papers]], still the most influential commentary on the Constitution. As a leader in the first Congresses, he drafted many basic laws and was responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and thus is also known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights."  As a political theorist, Madison advanced the theory of [[republicanism]]. Madison's most distinctive belief was that the new republic needed checks and balances to limit the powers of special interests, which Madison called ''factions.''<ref>Robert Alan Dahl, "Madisonian Democracy," in Dahl, et al., eds. ''The Democracy Sourcebook'' (MIT Press, 2003), pp. 207-16.</ref> He believed very strongly that the new nation should fight against aristocracy and corruption (especially of British origin), and was deeply committed to creating mechanisms that would ensure [[Republicanism]] in the United States.<ref>Banning, 1995; Kernell, 2003; Riemer, 1954.</ref>

'''James Madison''' (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836), an American statesman, political theorist, party leader and fourth President of the [[United States]] of America (1809–1817), was one of the most influential [[Founding Fathers]] of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]," Madison played the central role in designing the 1787 document and promoting its ratification. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the [[Federalist Papers]], still the most influential commentary on the Constitution. As a leader in the first Congresses, he drafted many basic laws and was responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and thus is also known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights."  As a political theorist, Madison advanced the theory of [[republicanism]]. Madison's most distinctive belief was that the new republic needed checks and balances to limit the powers of special interests, which Madison called ''factions.''<ref>Robert Alan Dahl, "Madisonian Democracy," in Dahl, et al., eds. ''The Democracy Sourcebook'' (MIT Press, 2003), pp. 207-16.</ref> He believed very strongly that the new nation should fight against aristocracy and corruption (especially of British origin), and was deeply committed to creating mechanisms that would ensure [[Republicanism]] in the United States.<ref>Banning, 1995; Kernell, 2003; Riemer, 1954.</ref>