What was the main reason that alexander hamilton did not want a bill of rights? he wanted the national government to have as much power as possible. he believed that too many individual liberties destroyed the trust between citizen and government. he believed it was unnecessary for a national government that possessed only specific, delegated powers. he believed a bill of rights would make the constitution too specific and cumbersome. he believed a bill of rights would lead to many frivolous lawsuits?

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What was the main reason that alexander hamilton did not want a bill of rights? he wanted the national government to have as much power as possible. he believed that too many individual liberties destroyed the trust between citizen and government. he believed it was unnecessary for a national government that possessed only specific, delegated powers. he believed a bill of rights would make the constitution too specific and cumbersome. he believed a bill of rights would lead to many frivolous lawsuits?

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The correct answer is he believed it was unnecessary for a national government that possessed only specific, delegated powers.

He believed that a government that had only limited specific powers was not necessary since the government would not exploit the people even if they didn't have the bill of rights. Since a tyrannical government can change easily at the next election cycle, then there's no necessity for a bill of rights since anyone infringing upon liberties would be changed after their term or would be impeached.