Use the information below to answer the question that follows. When the power to establish post offices and to create courts within the states was conferred upon [given to]the federal government included in it was authority to obtain sites for such offices and for courthouses, and to obtain them by such means as were known and appropriate. The right of eminent domain was one of those means. __ employed to obtain lands for public uses. __ The fifth amendment contains a provision that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. What is that but an implied assertion that, on making just compensation, it may be taken? Kohl v. United States . 1875 Which statement BEST explains the basis for the policy upheld in this Supreme Court decision? A. Private property rights are sometimes limited for the public good B. The Constitution does not recognize a citizen's right to own private property C. The government has the power to decide which citizens can hold property D. Citizens have the right to claim government land to use for private purposes