Thomas Jefferson advised Washington that the Constitution prohibited which of Hamilton's economic programs?
A) The chartering of banks by Congress
B) Federal assumption of state debts
C) The placement of an excise tax on whiskey
D) The passage of protective tariffs

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Thomas Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution and believed that the power to charter banks was not expressly granted to Congress in the Constitution, therefore it was prohibited.

Thomas Jefferson Advised Washington That the Constitution Prohibited Which of Hamilton's