The Constitution Essays (442 words) - James Madison, United States

The Constitution Essays (442 words) - James Madison, United States Prof Lauren Conj Comm 301 15 November 2015 The process set out in the Constitution for its ratification provided for much popular debate in the states. The Constitution would take effect once it had been ratified by nine of the thirteen state legislatures unanimity was not required. During the debate over the Constitution, two factions emerged: the Federalists, who supported adoption, and the Anti-Federalists, who opposed it. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay set out an eloquent defense of the new Constitution in what came to be called the Federalist Papers. Published anonymously in the newspapers The Independent Journal and The New York Packet under the name Publius between October 1787 and August 1788, the 85 articles that comprise the Federalist Papers remain to this day an invaluable resource for understanding some of the framers' intentions for the Constitution. The most famous of the articles are No. 10, which warns of the dangers of factions and advocates a large republic, and No. 51, which explains the structure of the Constitution, its checks and balances, and how it protects the rights of the people. The states proceeded to begin ratification, with some debating more intensely than others. Delaware was the first state to ratify, on December 7, 1787. After New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify, on June 22, 1788, the Confederation Congress established March 9, 1789, as the date to begin operating under the Constitution. By this time, all the states except North Carolina and Rhode Island had ratified the Ocean State was the last to ratify on May 29, 1790. One of the principal points of contention between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was the lack of an enumeration of basic civil rights in the Constitution. Many Federalists argued, as in Federalist No. 84, that the people surrendered no rights in adopting the Constitution. In several states, however, the ratification debate in some states hinged on the adoption of a bill of rights. The solution was known as the Massachusetts Compromise, in which four states ratified the Constitution but at the same time sent recommendations for amendments to the Congress. James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment. Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the English Bill of Rights, the writings of the Enlightenment, and the rights defined in the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights contains rights that many today consider to be fundamental to America.

Tomber dans les Pommes French Expression Explained

Tomber dans les Pommes French Expression Explained The French expression: Tomber dans les pommes  (pronounced [to(n) bay da(n) lay puhm]) means to faint or pass out. It has an informal  register  and literally translates to to fall in the apples. You might also hear the variation  partir dans les pommes (to leave in[to] the apples) Explanation The French expression tomber dans les pommes is a cute way of saying that someone fainted, but I wish I knew why/how apples are related to a state of unconsciousness.* This strange link continues in the equally informal expression rester dans les pommes - to (continue to) be out cold, to remain unconscious. *According to Le Grand Robert, the probable origin is George Sands à ªtre dans les pommes cuites, a play on à ªtre cuit (to be exhausted) in Rey et Chantreau, but that still doesnt explain what apples have to do with anything. Example Nayant rien mangà © depuis plus de 12 heures, elle est tombà ©e dans les pommes.Not having eaten anything for more than 12 hours, she passed out.