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Eminent Domain

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What is the process used by the government to take private property?
a.
condemnation.
b.
eminent domain.
c.
taxation
d.
escheat
 

 2. 

The power of the government to take private property is:
a.
condemnation.
b.
eminent domain.
c.
taxation
d.
escheat
 

 3. 

What process does a public utility use to take private property?
a.
condemnation.
c.
taxation.
b.
police power
d.
dedication.
 

 4. 

The right of a city to acquire a right of way from private owners:
a.
taxation
b.
condemnation.
c.
escheat
d.
eminent domain.
 

 5. 

When a rental property is condemned, the landlord and tenant will share the government's payment. Many commercial leases have clauses specifying how the government's payment will be shared between the landlord and tenant. Such lease clauses are referred to as:
a.
sharing agreements.
b.
condemnation clauses.
c.
friendly agreements.
d.
rental clauses with exceptions
 



 
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