Page:Resources LibraryArrow iconCategory:Current EventsInterstate 83 widening project is forcing people out of homes, businessesNov 22, 2021Should the government exercise eminent domain for highway expansions?External ArticlesRead Full Article >>Related ContentLessonKelo v. New London (2005)5 ActivitiesCase background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Kelo v. New London. Dealing with eminent domain and whether the government can take private property and give it to a private developer, this lesson asks students to evaluate the Court's ruling in the case.LessonLucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)4 ActivitiesCase background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council. Dealing with the "regulatory taking" of property, this lesson asks students how much they think the government should be able to regulate property before it becomes a "taking" requiring just compensation.LessonHow Does the Fifth Amendment Protect Property?4 Activities·50 MinThe Founders believed that property is among the natural rights governments exist to protect. One of the ways the Founders protected property rights was in the Fifth Amendment. This amendment restricts the government's ability to take property and ensures that when it does take property, it must pay for it. This lesson explores the Fifth Amendment and its applications.
LessonKelo v. New London (2005)5 ActivitiesCase background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Kelo v. New London. Dealing with eminent domain and whether the government can take private property and give it to a private developer, this lesson asks students to evaluate the Court's ruling in the case.
LessonLucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)4 ActivitiesCase background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council. Dealing with the "regulatory taking" of property, this lesson asks students how much they think the government should be able to regulate property before it becomes a "taking" requiring just compensation.
LessonHow Does the Fifth Amendment Protect Property?4 Activities·50 MinThe Founders believed that property is among the natural rights governments exist to protect. One of the ways the Founders protected property rights was in the Fifth Amendment. This amendment restricts the government's ability to take property and ensures that when it does take property, it must pay for it. This lesson explores the Fifth Amendment and its applications.
