Pinckney of South Carolina for the presidency. James Madison served as President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

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 ...

Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... sponsored the Bill of Rights. As president, Madison helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party of Jeffersonian ideals.

James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state ... over slavery characterize bitter debates in Congress during Monroe’s ...