Question

1. Read the excerpt from the textbook.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) provide fair compensation for the owners for any property taken.

In order to exercise this power, the government must provide fair compensation for the owners for any property taken.

The United States government has the right to own private land for public purposes only. It is called the Eminent Domain. With this power, the government can take private land for public uses providing fair compensation for the owners for any property taken. The government can use the property for improving public services such as the construction of roads, dams, hospitals, among others.