Besides creating the basic outline for the U.S. Constitution, James Madison was one of the authors of the Federalist papers. As secretary of state under Pres. Thomas Jefferson, he oversaw the Louisiana Purchase. He and Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party. After leaving the presidency, he wrote the Virginia Resolutions opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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