In the Federalist Number 17, According to Alexander Hamilton, What

In the Federalist Number 17, according to Alexander Hamilton, what would keep the federal government from infringing on the prerogatives of the states?

A) No patriot in federal service would consider such a patently offensive move.
B) The federal government lacked the ability to infringe upon the responsibilities of the states.
C) Human nature lacked the hunger for power necessary for a federal move against the states.
D) The states had the ability to resist federal power by raising their militias and fighting.
E) The federal government would be more concerned with bigger issues of war and peace than states' business.