Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists supported all of the following EXCEPT

Question

a. loose construction
b. strong federal government
c. states’ rights
d. Britain

Answer 1

Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists supported all of the following EXCEPT

c. states’ rights

The Federalists, including Hamilton, favored a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution, which contrasted with the belief in states' rights that was more commonly associated with the Anti-Federalists and later the Democratic-Republicans.