Property Ownership
Eminent domain gives the government the power to:
ATax property at any rate it determines
BTake private property for public use with just compensation✓ Correct
CZone property without the owner's consent
DRequire property owners to sell to adjacent landowners
Explanation
Eminent domain (exercised through condemnation) allows the government to acquire private property for public use, but the Fifth Amendment requires the government to pay just (fair market value) compensation.
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