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AICP Exam Questions and Answers(Latest Update 2024)
The period between 1860 and 1870 in the US saw the beginning of
suburbanization, with the creation of small settlements beyond large cities.
Which of the following cities exemplifies this early American
suburbanization? a) Radburn, New Jersey b) Riverside, Illinois c) Lake Forest,
Illinois - Correct Answer ✅ B
Which system may be used for legal description purposes? a) US
Government Survey b) Metes and Bounds c) Lot, block, and tract d) All of the
above - Correct Answer ✅ D
Fred French Co. v. City of new York introduced for the first time the concept
of? a) Plnned unit development b) Transfer of development rights c) Eminent
domain d) Open space zoning - Correct Answer ✅ A
Which of the following would most appropriately be the function of a state
government rather than the local or federal governments? a) Aesthetics
regulations b) Historic properties designation c) Redevelopment d) Scenic
rivers designation - Correct Answer ✅ D
Among the many projects during the early years of the New Deal Era, what
was a major regional development program that became known as? a) The
Tenessee Valley Authority b) The USHA Program c) The Greenbelt Towns d)
The PWA Program - Correct Answer ✅ A
Which "Great Expediter" said, "If the ends don't justify the means, then what
the hell does"? a) Daniel Burnham b) Mike Waiczis c) Robert Moses d) Adolph
Hitler - Correct Answer ✅ C
Courts have ruled that rezoning does NOT constitute spot zoning if? a) The
rezoning is adopted by unanimouse vote of the legislative body. b) The
rezoning is not appealed. c) The rezoning is enacted in accordance with a
comprehensive plan. d) The rezoning allows for special permit or special
exception waivers. - Correct Answer ✅ C
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"Amortization" as it applies to zoning practice refers to? a) The prohibition of
expanding non-conforming uses. b) The determination of the remaining
useful life of a pre-existing non- conforming use. c) The purchase of property
for public use. d) Eminent domain. - Correct Answer ✅ B
In 1880, George Pullman designed and built the Town of Pullman, a model
industrial town in the state of? a) New York b) Ohio c) Illinois d) Michigan -
Correct Answer ✅ C
Initiated in 1969, the "A-95" clearinghouse review process was responsible
for? a) Massive eminent domain suits. b) The creation of regional planning
agencies. c) The recession in the midwest. d) Construction of affordable
housing in the northeast. - Correct Answer ✅ B
"The Baltimore Plan" refers to? a) Baltimore's 1895 master plan. b)
Balitmore's 1985 master plan. c) The cleaning up of various cities in the
1950s. d) Construction of affordable housing in the northeast. - Correct
Answer ✅ C
This 1915 zoning case involved the operation of a brickyard within
metropolitan Los Angeles. Name it. a) Hadachek v. Sebastian b) Euclid v.
Ambler Realty c) Jones v. Los Angeles d) Nectow v. Cambridge - Correct
Answer ✅ A
Of the following techniques for preserving agricultural land, which would be
the MOST effective? a) Transfer of Development Rights. b) No growth policy.
c) Building permit moratorium. d) Righ to farm ordinance. - Correct Answer
✅B
What is satisficing? a) A term menaing that an applicant is satisfied with the
approval of his project. b) Accepting policy options short of maximizing goal
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attainament. c) Accepting policy options short to attaining 100% consensus.
d) Both B and C. - Correct Answer ✅ D
Transportation Systems Management (TSM) includes all of the following
EXCEPT? a) Carpooling and vanpooling incentives. b) Major new
transportation facilities. c) Improved transit service. d) Staggered work
schedules. - Correct Answer ✅ B
A county planner leaves the public sector to become a consultant. How long
should she wait before representing a private client in any action before the
county she may have influenced before leaving public employment. The
planner is a member of AICP. a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 3 years d) Never -
Correct Answer ✅ A
Which of the following statements are NOT true? I. As activities become more
complex, an organization tends to grow downward at a rapid rate. II.
Horizontal growth may occur only at the top level of an organization. III.
Public information and technical assistance are examples of specialized staff
activities. IV. The three basic line functions can be applied to departmental
structure as well as to the organization itself. a) I and IV b) I and III c) II and
IV - Correct Answer ✅ C
2. You are working at the public counter when an angry citizen begins to yell
at you. How do you handle this situation? I. Tell him you will meet him in the
parking lot in 10 minutes. II. Insist that the gentleman calm down so you can
assist him. III. Invite him into the office with another staff member to discuss
his problem on an individual basis. IV. Call the police and have him arrested.
a) I only b) I and II c) IV only d) II and III - Correct Answer ✅ D
A principal planner of a large metropolitan area is responsible for facilitating
the organization of a parks and open space advisory committee for the
county. Representatives from which of the following groups should be
considered for the committee? I. Stockbrokers, bankers, real estate brokers.
II. Landscape architects, private citizens, and law enforcement. III. Chamber
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of commerce, building industry, farmers. IV. Environmentalist group, small
business operator, school district. a) I an IV b) II and III c) I, II, and IV d) All of
the above - Correct Answer ✅ D
Which of the following cour cases FIRST established the concept of "public
welfare"? a) Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. b) Golden v. Planning Board
of Ramapo. c) Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount
Laurel. d) Necton v. City of Cambridge. - Correct Answer ✅ A
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 - Correct Answer ✅ Father of Zoning.
Helped shape Standard City Enabling Act - 1928
Who was Alfred Bettman? What were his positions? What did he influence?
What did he play a key role in? - Correct Answer ✅ *Cincinatti Lawyer &
1st President of the American Society of Planning Officials *Planning Law
*Played key role in Cincinatti Plan - 1925; Euclid v. Amber (1926)
Who is Daniel Hudson Burnham? What is he known as? What is he known
for? What is his quote? - Correct Answer ✅ *Father of city planning in US.
*1909 "Plan for Chicago" that gave birth to modern city planning. *His White
City at the Columbian Expo inspired the City Beautiful Movement. *Make no
small plans: they have no magic to stir men's (or women's) blood.
Who was Clarence Stein? What did he desing? What did he Chair? - Correct
Answer ✅ Co-designed Radburn, NJ NY Commission of HOusing
The primary purpose of the census, as indicated in the US Constitution is to
provide the basis for? a) Fair apportionment among the states of seats in the
US House of Representatives. b) The districbution of federal funds to state
and local governments. c) The distribution of state funds to local
governments. d) The fair apportionment among the states of seats in the US
Senate. - Correct Answer ✅ A
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