In the 1987 case of Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad v. Chicago the US Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause compelled states to award just compensation when appropriating property under _________.
A. Property Seizure
B. Compulsory Purchase
C. Eminent Domain
D. Resumption
Ans: C. Eminent Domain
The answer is C, Eminent Domain, the inherent power of the state to seize a citizen's private property for government discretion.
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a. the UN General Assembly b. national governments c. the International Criminal Court d. the International Court of Justice e. the UN Security Council
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a. two b. three c. four d. five
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A. It is considered the most just system in the world. B. It is the most effective system in the world. C. It tends to award the largest settlements. D. It insists on having cases brought in the United States.