The Founders of the American Republic understood the dangers of factionalism, but they also acknowledged, at least by deed if not in word, that parties could play a positive role in the governance of ...

James Madison is generally regarded as the father of the United States Constitution. No other delegate was better prepared for the Federal Convention of 1787, and no one contributed more than ...

Madison hoped that political passions would cool, given the extended size of the American republic—by the time they discovered each other, mob-like factions would fizzle out and go home.

James Madison traveled to Philadelphia in 1787 with Athens on his mind. ... The Founders’ greatest failure of imagination was in not anticipating the rise of mass political parties.

Madison’s vaccination against faction: Extend the republic’s size to encompass both many people and much territory, exactly the opposite of the received political wisdom of his day. In ...

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United ...

Madison prevailed—the state voted to ratify the document. One of the reasons Madison had been successful was he had promised to work to add a bill of rights if he were elected to the first Congress.

James Madison’s Timeless Advice for ... not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, ... they wield political power and frequently use that power to advance ...