James Madison ... victory to succeed Jefferson in 1808. The war against Britain was declared in 1812 and the state of war surely contributed to his re-election. The public viewed the results ...

Your book notes that Virginia powerbrokers gerrymandered Madison into an election bid against James Monroe. What did he think about redistricting and, relatedly, the size of the House of ...

Honoring James Madison, 250 years after his ... And after eight years as Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State, Madison was elected President in 1808. His presidency was fraught with political ...

With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816 ...

the common good of the society,” James Madison wrote in “Federalist No. 57,” “and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue ...