James Madison:Before 1913 U.S. Senators were appointed by the state legislature. Madison said that the House of Representative would always be a national institution because the people would be directly elected by the people. But, the Senate will derive its powers from the states. The idea is that you have the senators be representatives of the state interest, like a lobbyist for the state. The 17th Amendment changed that and instituted a direct popular election of U.S. senators. “The senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state elected by the people…”
- Madison was elected President in 1808.
- Madison helped frame the Bill of Rights.
- Madison was one of George Washington’s closest advisors.
- Madison was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.
- Madison wrote the Federalist Essays with Hamilton and Jay
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