Marquis de Lafayette on August 5th, 1777.
Congress has 4 ways to check the power of the Supreme Court. Legialatively they can pass new laws or by the ammendment process change the constitution. The other checks are they can adjust the size of the court, impeachment of Justices and the confirmation process of the Court justices.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the constitution
Okay, so, just from the top of my head, I think that it is because of the growing belief of "Manifest Destiny" in the nineteenth century. I'm not sure if this is the actual right answer for your question, but I do know that Manifest Destiny was in the nineteenth century and was the widely held belief in the USA that American settlers were destined to expand through out the continent. And I think both the USA and Europe wanted to expand, it was kind of a copetition/conflict they had. This was actually how Canada and Alaska came to be I believe. This was a simple explanation btw. cx
He was 7 years old. :) Have a great day!
