Which of the Founders argued that the national government had narrowly limited powers?

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Jefferson was a strict constructionist, and believed that the national government had only those powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution, and that all other powers belonged to the states or to the people. This view is reflected in his authorship of the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, which argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws that they believed were unconstitutional. Hamilton, on the other hand, argued for a more expansive view of federal power, as reflected in his advocacy for a strong national bank and a broad interpretation of the Constitution's "necessary and proper" clause. Washington and Franklin played important roles in the founding of the country, but did not have as distinctive views on the scope of federal power.

Which of the Founders Argued That the National Government Had