This number is printed on your MasterCard & Visa cards in the signature area of the back of the card. (it is the last 3 digits AFTER the credit card number in the signature area of the card). You can find your four-digit card verification number on the front of your American Express credit card above the credit card number on either the right or the left side of your credit card.
James Madison defined republic in terms of  representative democracy as opposed to direct democracy.)    A direct democracy, or  pure democracy, is where the people rule directly, voting on  every law themselves. republic is a form of government where a group of officials who represent the people vote on issues, whereas a direct democracy is a form of government where all citizens di â¦ rectly vote on issues. In a repulic, people ellect representatives to do the governing.
James Madison (1751-1836) was a founding father of the United States and the fourth American president, serving in office from 1809 to 1817. An advocate for a strong federal government, the Virginia-born Madison composed the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and earned the nickname âFather of the Constitution.â