Use the chart below to respond to the question.

JEFFERSON HAMILTON
strong state governments strong central government
sympathetic to France sympathetic to England
opposed to a national bank supported a national bank
thought government should be controlled by ordinary Americans thought the government should be controlled by the elite of American society
Believed the American government should NOT be modeled on the English government Believed the American government SHOULD be modeled on the English government


Which statement below could be described as true?

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Responses

Hamilton did not want a banking system created because it was not "necessary and proper" to the running of the government.
Hamilton did not want a banking system created because it was not "necessary and proper" to the running of the government.

Hamilton would not accept the constitution until a list of rights were agreed upon and protected under a Bill of Rights.
Hamilton would not accept the constitution until a list of rights were agreed upon and protected under a Bill of Rights.

Jefferson would have been for an alliance and economic partnership with England
Jefferson would have been for an alliance and economic partnership with England

Jefferson did not want a strong Federal government. He felt that if the Federal Government became too strong, it would start to take rights away from the states.

1 answer

The statement that could be described as true is:

Jefferson did not want a strong Federal government. He felt that if the Federal Government became too strong, it would start to take rights away from the states.

This aligns with Jefferson's views on strong state governments and his opposition to a strong central government as indicated in the chart.