Question

n the case of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company v. Chicago (1897), the Supreme Court ruled that the states had to abide by the clause of the Fifth Amendment mandating that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. What principle was the Court applying in this decision

Answer 1

Answer: principle of Incorporation

Explanation: When the Bill of Rights was ratified, the courts held that its protections extended only to the actions of the federal government but placed no limitations on the authority of the state and local governments. Incorporation is a doctrine whereby portions of the bill of rights are made applicable to states.

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company v. Chicago(1897), incorporated the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment into the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by requiring states to provide just compensation for seizing private property. This was the first Supreme Court case that incorporated part of the United States Bill of Rights and applied it to a state.