James Madison was part of the Constituional Convention. The Constitutional Convention got together to amend the articles of Confederation. They ended up writing a new Constitution and James madison was the one who recorded the information.

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He was one of the people who had written Virginia\'s constitution. Later, virginia\'s constitution became a basis for the Constitution.

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He wanted a strong central government for the country.

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He\'s the one that came up with the three branch government that was the basis for the Constitution.

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He contributed more than anyone else on the framing of the constitution and his dedication and hard work in the drafting of the constitution earned him his nickname.

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Later on, he also introduced the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

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