Thomas Jefferson objected to a National Bank because the Constitution did not give the government the right to have its own bank.

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Thomas Jefferson objected to a National Bank because the Constitution did not give the government the right to have its own bank.

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Jefferson opposed the national bank on strict-construction grounds, arguing the Constitution did not explicitly grant the federal government authority to create a bank. (Alexander Hamilton disagreed, citing implied powers and the Necessary and Proper Clause.)

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