Question

Read the following quote from the Federalist Paper No. 1:

The plan offered to our deliberations affects too many particular interests, innovates upon too many local institutions, not to involve in its discussion a variety of objects foreign to its merits...

Which of the following claims would this text support?

Hamilton feared the focus on regional interests would undermine the process of honest reform.

Hamilton would have replaced all those who participated in the first reform efforts if he could have.

Hamilton wanted to undermine the actors in the reform process, despite their

Answer 1

good intentions.

Those involved in past reform efforts were completely motivated by personal gain.