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Question 16 • US History

Why did Alexander Hamilton believe that the national bank was constitutional?

Answer
A
The Constitution mentioned the possible need for a bank.
B
He thought the Constitution was a weak document that couldn’t address the needs of the government.
C
He believed in express powers and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
D
The Constitution states that a government should have all the powers to carry out its duties, and the national bank was necessary.

Explanation

Hamilton argued that the Constitution gives Congress implied powers needed to carry out its explicitly stated duties. Since managing the nation’s finances was a government responsibility, he believed a national bank was a useful and necessary means of performing that duty. This reasoning is reflected in the choice stating that the government should have the powers needed to carry out its duties.

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