Which influential political leader drafted the bill of rights? a. george clinton b. samuel adams c. patrick henry d. james madison

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Which influential political leader drafted the Bill of Rights?

D) James Madison!

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D. James Madison

Explanation:

James Madison (1751-1836) was one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. and one of the drafters of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Although a Federalist who at the beginning opposed the Anti-Federalists' idea of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution because he deemed it unnecessary, Madison later agreed to draft one mainly for two reasons: to educate people on their rights and to protect them from future oppressive governments and to get the Anti-Federalists' approval for the recently drafted Constitution.

As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, then, Madison originally drafted 19 amendments, however, only 10 of those amendments were ratified and became part of the Constitution. These amendments are the first 10 amendments that exist nowadays, and are referred as "the Bill of Rights."

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)