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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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. – ANSWER C
“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. – 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 – 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. – 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. –
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 –
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. – 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 attainament. c) Accepting policy options short to
attaining 100% consensus. d) Both B and C. – 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. – 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 –
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 – ANSWER C
- 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 – 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 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 – 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. – ANSWER A
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 – 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? – 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? –
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? – 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. – ANSWER A
The “Zoning Game” was written by? a) Richard Babcock b) Jane Jacobs c) Lewis Mumford d) Ian McHarg –
ANSWER A
Which of the following would most appropriately be the function of the federal government? a)
Aesthetics regulations b) Air pollution control c) Zoning d) School planning – ANSWER B
The 1858 design of the Central Park of New York City was prepared by? a) Fredrick Olmsted Law Sr and
Calvert Vaux b) Tony Dowe and Jerry Mathers c) Andrew Jackson Downing d) Theodora Kimball and
William C. Bryant – ANSWER A
When testing statistical hypotheses, results that are unlikely to have occurred by chance are called? a)
Random b) Significant c) Normal d) Critical – ANSWER B
Which of the following would be primarily a local government function? a) River basin management. b)
Air pollution abatement. c) Zoning d) Critical environmental areas designation. – ANSWER C
The American “Greenbelt” towns were built in the 1930s by? a) The City Housing Corporation b) The
Resettlement Administration of the US Dept of Agriculture c) The Dept of Housing and Urban
Development d) The PWA Housing Division – ANSWER B
The difference between the use of police power and eminent domain in environmental and land use
regulation is that? a) Eminent domain requires compensation. b) Police power requires compensation. c)
Eminent domain is a power of the federal government only. d) Police power cannot be exercised by local
government. – ANSWER A
The New York Court of Appeals held that a restriction of the rate of growth of a municipality through
establishment of rigid performance standards was constitutional in which case? a) Berman v. Parker b)
Golden v. Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo c) Windsor v. Whitney d) Eubank v. Richmond –
ANSWER B
A pattern of population change that exhibits a constant rate of change is the? a) Rate of population
change. b) Geometric growth rate. c) Arithmetic growth rate. d) Linear progression rate. – ANSWER
B
Regional Malls typically consist of between 750,000 and 2 million square feet gross leaseable area (GLA).
What size population is required for a mall to be successful? a) 150,000 b) 200,000 c) 250,000 d) 300,000
- ANSWER C
The senior planner for a small rural community is considering conducting a survey of town residents as to
their opinions on the proposed expansion of the town landfill. He is planning on using a questionnaire
mailed to all resident taxpayers. The degree of interviewer bias in this type of questionnaire is generally?
a) High b) Medium c) Low – ANSWER C
St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Louisville were all? a) Founded on rivers. b) Ceded to the US by Spain c)
Industrial cities. – ANSWER A
In local government, line positions are those that? a) Stand in line for their paychecks. b) Order general
supplies. c) Provide service to the public. d) Arrest criminals and put out fires. – ANSWER C
An associate planner argued successfully against any further non-residential development withih the
town’s water recharge areas. Five years later, as a consultant to a national shopping mall developer, this
same person aggresively pursued a re-zoning of 1000 acres of land within the town’s public water supply
recharge areas. Does this violate the AICP Code of Ethics? a) Definitely b) Possibly c) No. Not as long as
there is full disclosure. – ANSWER C
A county’s planning manager resigned her position to join a consulting firm. Fed up with one of the
plannin board’s ,e,bers, she ran against him in the next public election for the planning board. She beats
him decisively. Does this violate the AICP Code of Ethics? a) Definitely b) Possibly c) No – ANSWER