James Madison contributed greatly to shaping the ideas of the Constitution of the United States. He developed reasonable comprehension about how to protect liberty. Using the pseudonym “Publius,” James Madison drafted his vision in a series of essays that were in support of the proposed Constitution. He wrote the essays in collaboration with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. Alexander Hamilton was candid the most outspoken pundit of democracy at the Convention. These men were part of the Pro-Constitution forces that called themselves Federalists. Their combined efforts produced the Federalist Papers. The Constitution had be ratified by the ratifying conventions before it could go into effect. This would occur in nine of the thirteen states.