The Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that if the government takes private property for public use, it must pay the owner just compensation.
A) Commerce
B) Supremacy
C) Takings
D) Holdings

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The reference to "government taking private property for public use" relates to the concept of takings. The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause ensures that the government cannot take property without just compensation.