Federalism was born in 1787, when Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote ... hope of reviving his political career. But Hamilton was doomed, and so was his party.

James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. The Federalist Party, the nation’s first political party, saw only one ...

James Madison, the "Father of the ... sponsored the Bill of Rights. As president, Madison helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party of Jeffersonian ideals. He asked Congress to declare ...

As Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, James Madison inadvertently began a pattern in which this cabinet office position would lead directly to the presidency. This would continue until 1828, with ...