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years of ser- ( vice in the Continental Congress and Virginia assembly, Madison came to believe that the Articles of Confederation under which the new American regime was operating severely restricted the government’s ability to raise money, regulate commerce, and defend the country from foreign enemies. He was one of several Virginians who requested a convention of the states to remedy these deficiencies. At Philadelphia in 1787 he put forward the “Virginia Plan* that called for a bicameral legislature and a stronger executive. Although the plan was greatly modified by the delegates, what remained was the blueprint for a more powerful federal government. Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay then authored a series of essays, The Federalist, which explained the new document and supported its adoption. In the Virginia ratification convention of June, 1788, Madison led the fight to win Virginia’s support for the Constitution by a narrow margin. And finally, he was most instrumental in adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in 1791.
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