James Madison1787
At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Madisons draft of the Virginia Plan and his revolutionary three-branch federal system becomes the basis for the American Constitution of today
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At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Madisons draft of the Virginia Plan and his revolutionary three-branch federal system becomes the basis for the American Constitution of today
Writes over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution
Elected to the new United States House of Representatives and becomes an important leader from the First Congress to the 4th Congress
The last ten of Madisons proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights
Madison leads the unsuccessful attempt to block Alexander Hamiltons proposed Bank of the United States, arguing the new Constitution did not explicitly allow the federal Government to form a bank
Obama teaches constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years, being first classified as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996, and then as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004
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