| Takings Clause/Eminent Domain Clause |
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time
of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense
to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any
criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be
taken for public use, without just compensation.
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 | Bill of Rights Drafts and Votes |
| The United States Constitution |
| George Washington, November 1777 |
| George Washington, January 1778 |
| George Washington, February 1778 |
| George Washington, July 1777 |
| George Washington, September 1776 |
| George Washington, February 1777 |
| George Washington, January 1776 |
| George Washington, March 1776 |
| George Washington, April 1776 |
| George Washington, February 1793 |
| George Washington, January 1792 |
| George Washington, September 1788 |
| George Washington, October 1789 |
| George Washington, July 1788 |
| George Washington, April 1785 |
| George Washington, January 1769 |
| George Washington, January 1770 |
| George Washington, June 1772 |
| George Washington, May 1774 |
| George Washington, June 1755 |
| George Washington, September 1755 |
| George Washington, October 1755 |
| George Washington, July 1756 |
| George Washington, September 1756 |
| George Washington, November 1756 |
| Constitutional Precedents |
| State Constitutions and Charters |
| Convention Records, June 1787 |
| State Proposed Amendments to Constitution |
| The Papers of George Mason, June 1766 |
| The Papers of George Mason, May 1776 |
| The Papers of George Mason, July 1782 |
| The Papers of George Mason, August 1782 |
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