MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -His belief was supported by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that the power not specifically given to the federal government belongs “to the states respectively, or to the people.” This narrow, or “strict, ” interpretation of the Constitution clearly limited the power of the federal government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Hamilton and his followers favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution, which meant they believed that the document permitted everything that it did not expressly forbid. This contrasted sharply with Thomas Jefferson’s strict interpretation.
Detailed explanation-3: -This scared the antifederalist and eventually split the US into two political parties: Federalists who supported a loose interpretation of the constitution and more federal power and Democratic Republicans or Anti-Federalists who wanted more states rights and a strict interpretation of the constitution.