With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". of sovereign immunity in a case is simply an attribute of government, not an inherent characteristic of a cause of action. The constitutional constraint on government’s power to take private property, on the other hand, arose from the historic power of the English sovereign to seize private property for governmental purposes, with or without the consent of the property owner, and with or without compensation. The salutary inclusion in the list of limitations on government contained in the Fifth Amendment to our Constitution that prohibits the taking of private property without just compensation was a response to the claim of the English kings that sovereign rights prevailed over private property rights. The Founders thought otherwise — though they recognize F.3d 1354 (Fed.Cir.2000) (<HOLDING>); McKay v. United States, 199 F.3d 1376

A: holding that permit denial constituted a categorical taking
B: holding that a zoning regulation which deprives property of all economically beneficial or productive use is a categorical regulatory taking
C: holding that denial of development on certain wetlands was not a taking
D: recognizing categorical taking when regulation denies all economically beneficial or productive use of land
A.