Franklin Delano Roosevelt added justices to the Supreme Court so he would have a majority to validate his New Deal policies. Recent presidents have used executive orders to bypass Congress, as well as engaging in undeclared wars.
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No. The first president to expand the country was Thomas Jefferson, when he bought the Louisiana Purchase.
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Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee were added to the union while Washington was President. There was no territorial expansion.
Judicial review is there to ensure that both the executive and legislative branches stay within the limits of their power and don't try to expand it in order to gain additional control over the government. Of course, politics are involved in all parts of government, and it doesn't always ensure that.
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