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Economic Systems and Daily Life

Question 9 • (Galli)WCA 2221 Civics/Economics 1st nine weeks 26-27

According to the Fifth Amendment and the ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, when can the government take your property? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
only if it pays you fairly for your property
B
only if you agree to sell your property to it
C
only if the public benefit outweighs your personal benefit
D
only if you receive due process
E
only if the community will receive some benefit

Explanation

The Fifth Amendment allows the government to take private property for public use only with just compensation, so the owner must be paid fairly (A). The government must also follow due process (D). In Kelo v. City of New London, the Court treated a broader public purpose, such as expected community economic benefits, as public use (E); the owner does not have to agree to sell (B), and the rule is not a simple comparison of personal and public benefits (C).

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