[[James Madison]] is credited with drafting the Takings Clause in the [[Fifth Amendment]], which is part of the [[Bill of Rights]]. By the time of the [[Civil War]], every state except [[North Carolina]] also had a Takings Clause protecting against uncompensated seizure of property by state government. Today the Fifth Amendment is applied against the states and local governments by virtue of [[incorporation doctrine]]. | [[James Madison]] is credited with drafting the Takings Clause in the [[Fifth Amendment]], which is part of the [[Bill of Rights]]. By the time of the [[Civil War]], every state except [[North Carolina]] also had a Takings Clause protecting against uncompensated seizure of property by state government. Today the Fifth Amendment is applied against the states and local governments by virtue of [[incorporation doctrine]]. |