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james

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According to a number of polls, immigrants who have been in the United States for 10 years or less are
 
  A) virtually indistinguishable from native born Americans in their beliefs about economic opportunity and attitudes toward assimilation.
   B) still very different from most Americans, and are more likely to favor government welfare programs.
   C) mostly on welfare.
   D) unassimilated.
   E) more likely to believe the borders should be closed than native born Americans.

Question 2

Briefly describe eminent domain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

An ideal response would be:
Since the founding of the United States, governments have had the power to take private land for public purposes, even without the consent of the landowner. This power, called eminent domain, comes from English common law. State and local governments have mostly used eminent domain in cases of public needfor instance, the construction of a road or bridgeand tempered it with a right to just compensation for the landowner, usually paying the market rate for the land.





 

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