QUESTION $23$

Alarmed by popular activists wanting the state government to relieve their financial distress at the expense of securities speculators and private creditors, the founders

a$.$ prohibited states from printing paper money or impairing contractual obligations

b$.$ barred Congress from issuing paper currency

c$.$ authorized Congress to veto state laws

d$.$ imposed a uniform national paper currency on all states

e$.$ none of the above