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[[James Madison]] was one of the Founding Fathers. He presided over the War of 1812, wherein much of Washington D.C. was burnt down; fortunately for him this happened after he had already been elected to a second term. Many things were named after him, including New York City's Madison Square Garden. Also, there are brands of ice cream and snack cakes named after his wife, Dolley (a famous hostess).
He was one of the main authors of the Constitution (more like ''the'' main author, really). A political theorist in his own right, he also wrote more than a third of the ''[[American Federalism|Federalist Papers]]'' that supported its ratification; these contain some of the most important Papers (particularly the oft-quoted Federalist No. 10 and No. 51), providing philosophical and practical defenses of limited government, federalism, checks and balances, and the very idea of having a republic encompassing a massive chunk of the world's third-largest continent. Much of this, incidentally, was heavily influenced by the work of [[
Known as both "Father of the Constitution" and "Father of the Bill of Rights", though he protested that first one.
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