Question 88: James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers (any one counts)

USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.

• "Father of the Constitution"
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• Fourth president of the United States
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• President during the War of 1812
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• One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
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Grandpa explains

He wrote much of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, kiddo. Later he was the fourth president.

Careful: these are NOT the answer

These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.

• "Father of Our Country"
• First Secretary of the Treasury
• President during the Civil War

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