According to the tenth amendment of the constitution, Jefferson was correct in his decree that the national bank was unconstitutional. The tenth amendment reserves all powers not delegated to the national government reserved to the states respectively. Jefferson argued that the National Bank was not delegated to the national government and therefore it was the states rights to collect taxes and regulate trade within their own personal bounds. He stated that a national bank was not necessary at the time, and therefor void under the jurisdiction of the constitution. He warned many, that if in fact the idea of a national bank were to be implemented, congress would be given a "boundless field of power". Jefferson wrote, "to take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specifically drawn around the powers of congress is to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible of any definition". Thus, in denouncing the national bank, Jefferson was protecting the rights of the states and the individual against the new forming national government. He was abiding by his strict constructionist view of the constitution, condemning the bank unnecessary and unconstitutional. His ruling was just; his beliefs flourished in dealing with the issue however later proved to be contradictory.

Jefferson's involvement in the Louisiana Purchase proved his inconsistency in staying true to his ideas. The purchase, doubling the size of th

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