The power of the U.S.Government to take property from a private individual and use it for public purposes is:

A) Due Process
B) Equal Protection
C) Eminent Domain
D) Suffrage

Eminent Domain

The power of a government to take private property for public use, with compensation provided to the owner.

Due Process

A constitutional principle that requires the government to respect all legal rights that are owed to a person, ensuring fair treatment through the judicial system.

Equal Protection

A legal principle, under the Fourteenth Amendment, that requires states to treat all individuals within its jurisdiction with equal application of the law.