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Who was the first president to take an expansive view of presidential powers under the "take care" clause?

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Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to take an expansive view of presidential powers.

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The correct answer is Theodore Roosevelt

According to the constitution, there is a take care clause which states that the president should take due care when upholding laws and ensuring that laws are executed with care and faithfully to the constitution. Theodore Roosevelt took an expansive stance on this clause because he expanded the definition and interpreted it in a different way.
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