A "uniform and entire" Constitution; or, what if Madison had won? (James Madison)

From: Constitutional Commentary | Date: June 22, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

The Constitution James Madison envisioned would look different from the one Americans know today, as Madison wanted the 27 amendments interlineated into the Constitution's body and the House of Representatives decided instead to attach them as supplements. The Constitution if Madison's approach to constitutional amendments had prevailed in the first Constitutional Congress is appended. The additions to the original text are highlighted.

James Madison is widely regarded as the father of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.(1) Yet the constitution-plus-bill-of-rights that we know ...

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