<p>Which of the following statements does NOT represent a typical Federalist viewpoint (1789-1800)?
A) If “necessary” in the “implied powers” clause can be interpreted to mean anything less than absolutely necessary, there is then no point in which a line can be drawn, and thus “necessary” may mean anything Congress wants it to mean. Congress can become powerful beyond all intention.
B) A bank of the US would obviously help in carrying into execution such powers of Congress as the collection of taxes, the borrowing of money, and the payment of the public debt?
C) We have no obligation to help the French. The situation is so changed by the French revolution that the Treaty of Alliance made in 1778 no longer holds.
D) It is true that the Bank of the US is proving a good investment for its stockholders, but, more important, it is having a steadying influence on other banks.
E) Treaty or no treaty, the important fact is that this new government is too uncertain and too weak to follow any policy other than that of neutrality.</p>
<p>What do you think the answer is?</p>