Question

Political opponents of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asserted that his major economic programs infringed on_____

A. constitutional guarantees of checks and balances of political power and authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the central government.
B. national security.
C. states' rights, explicitly reserved to them by pending ratification of the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution.
D. free enterprise.
E. federal authority.

Answer 1

Opponents of Alexander Hamilton's economic programs believed they infringed on constitutional guarantees of checks and balances of political power and authority among the branches of government. Therefore, the correct option is a.

Step-by-step explanation:

Opponents of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton argued that his major economic programs infringed on A. constitutional guarantees of checks and balances of political power and authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the central government. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson believed that Hamilton's plan turned power over to speculators and violated the Constitution. Madison promoted a limited interpretation of the Constitution while Hamilton argued for implied powers.