who wrote the amendments to the constitution
Author of the First Amendment No single person wrote the amendment. The Bill of Rights was developed by the first congress in 1789. However, James Madison can be credited with writing this and much of what we see in our first ten amendments to the Constitution. First Liberty by Henry Lee Miller. Phenomenal reading.
The U.S. Constitution brought together, in one remarkable document, ideas from many people and several existing documents, including the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the Constitution are called the Founding Fathers of our country. Many of the United States Founding Fathers were at the Constitutional Convention, where the Constitution was hammered out and ratified. George Washington, for example, presided over the Convention. James Madison, also present, wrote the document that formed the model for the Constitution. Other U.S. Founding Fathers were not there, but made significant contributions in other ways. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was serving as ambassador to France at the time of the Convention.