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Uncommon card · Society
Eminent domain, an Uncommon card
Eminent domain, also known as land acquisition, compulsory purchase, resumption, compulsory acquisition, or expropriation, is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Eminent domain quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Eminent domain card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The most common uses of ______ taken by eminent domain have been for roads, government buildings and public utilities.
Answer
property. The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain have been for roads, government buildings and public utilities. From the Eminent domain article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
San Salvador. San Salvador 84 · Eminent domain 73 · Wieliczka Salt Mine 68 · Laayoune 65 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It does not include the power to take and transfer ownership of private property from one property owner to another private property owner without a valid public purpose and the payment of just compensation.
- This power can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even to private persons or corporations, when they are authorized to exercise the functions of a public character.
- The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain have been for roads, government buildings and public utilities.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Eminent domain article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Eminent domain
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Eminent domain in the power ranking, all domains together.
- AcornUncommon · Nature · ATK 68 DEF 67
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- Flying fishUncommon · Nature · ATK 66 DEF 69
- Georges PompidouUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 65
- LaayouneUncommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 70
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Eminent domain (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thomas Bächinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
