In what ways did James Madison shape the drafting and passage of the Constitution? How did he overcome his own prejudices and the pressures exerted on him and his fellow Virginians in order to ensure the final success of the document?

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In what ways did James Madison shape the drafting and passage of the Constitution?

In that, he was a delegate from Virginia and played a key role as a drafter of the US Constitution during the Constitutional Convention held at the City of Philadelphia during the summer of 1787.

How did he overcome his own prejudices and the pressures exerted on him and his fellow Virginians in order to ensure the final success of the document?

In that, he was able to hear different voices and was smart enough to understand the position of Antifederalists such as Thomas Jefferson. Although he was a Federalist like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, he was able to propose a solution to facilitate things and drafted the US Bill of Rights that is the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States.