AICP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
"...The vast accumulation of estimates, projections,
administrative decisions and proposals presented by the local
government administration to the legislative body". This
statement is describing which of the following? a) The kid's
Christmas wish list. b) A capital improvement program. c) A
municipal budget document. d) Development fee program. -
correct 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. - correct answer- B
"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
,"Best Guess" - id future considtion analysist feels to occur-
decisions & judgement with respect to various factors &
variables- might be skewed - correct answer- Forecast
"Cities in Evolution" was writeen by? a) Patrick Geddes b)
Ebenezer Howard c) Clarence Perry d) Patick Gilles - correct
answer- A
"City of Motor Age", superblocks & cul-de-sacs, public
pedestrian ways between properties to natural amenities
(parks,schools), utilize underpass to cross busy sts. - correct
answer- Garden City:Radburn, NJ 1928
"Concentric Zone" model of urban structure and land use is
published. - correct answer- Ernest Burgess - 1925
"County Club Plaza" in Kansas City, Missouri. - correct answer-
First suburban auto-oriented shopping center - 1922
"Dual Sovereignty" as expressed in the federal system can be
described as? a) State delegation of power to local government.
b) Federal delegation of power to state government. c) Federal
delegation of power to local government. d) Federal and state
,government reign supreme in the separate spheres. - correct
answer- D
"fair share" of affordable housing. A precedent-setting decision
against racial segregation - correct answer- Mt. Laurel, New
Jersey - 1983
"Father of Zoning." - correct answer- Edward Bassett
"Our city shall be a cohesive, compact city with a small-town
felling surrounded by farmland, greenbelts, natural habitat and
reserves. Our city shall be a community with a strong, vital,
pedestrian-oriented and dynamic downtown area and safe and
well-designed neighborhoods." This statement describes? a) A
preamble to a neighborhood preservation ordinance. b) Goals
and objectives of a general plan. c) A portion of a community
vision statement. d) The NIMBYs creed. - correct answer- C
"Planners must strive to expand choice and opportunity for all
persons, recognizing a special responsibility to plan for the
needs of disadvantaged groups and persons". This quote is
from? a) Federal Law b) The AICP Code of Ethics c) The APA
Rules of Conduct d) State Mandates - correct answer- B
, "Potentially responsible parties" (PRPs) is a term in which federal
environmental law? a) Big Trees Preservation Act b) Clean Air
Act c) Fairy Shrimp Protection Act d) Super Fund (CERCLA) -
correct answer- D
"Potentially responsible parties" (RPAs) is a term in which
federal environmental law? a) Big Trees Preservation Act b)
Clean Air Act c) Fairy Shrimp Protection Act d) Supe Fund
(CERCLA) - correct answer- D
"Power is the basis for successfully negotiating for economic and
political gains. Neighborhoods have to disrupt normal activity.
This is accomplished through such things as pickets and
marches." Referes to? a) Alinsky's Organizations b) Charette c)
Citizen Referendum d) Delphi Method - correct answer- A
"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
"The Father of American Zoning" - correct answer- Attorney
Edward Murray Bassett (1863-1948, age 84-85) was one of the
founding fathers of modern day urban planning. Bassett wrote
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
"...The vast accumulation of estimates, projections,
administrative decisions and proposals presented by the local
government administration to the legislative body". This
statement is describing which of the following? a) The kid's
Christmas wish list. b) A capital improvement program. c) A
municipal budget document. d) Development fee program. -
correct 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. - correct answer- B
"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
,"Best Guess" - id future considtion analysist feels to occur-
decisions & judgement with respect to various factors &
variables- might be skewed - correct answer- Forecast
"Cities in Evolution" was writeen by? a) Patrick Geddes b)
Ebenezer Howard c) Clarence Perry d) Patick Gilles - correct
answer- A
"City of Motor Age", superblocks & cul-de-sacs, public
pedestrian ways between properties to natural amenities
(parks,schools), utilize underpass to cross busy sts. - correct
answer- Garden City:Radburn, NJ 1928
"Concentric Zone" model of urban structure and land use is
published. - correct answer- Ernest Burgess - 1925
"County Club Plaza" in Kansas City, Missouri. - correct answer-
First suburban auto-oriented shopping center - 1922
"Dual Sovereignty" as expressed in the federal system can be
described as? a) State delegation of power to local government.
b) Federal delegation of power to state government. c) Federal
delegation of power to local government. d) Federal and state
,government reign supreme in the separate spheres. - correct
answer- D
"fair share" of affordable housing. A precedent-setting decision
against racial segregation - correct answer- Mt. Laurel, New
Jersey - 1983
"Father of Zoning." - correct answer- Edward Bassett
"Our city shall be a cohesive, compact city with a small-town
felling surrounded by farmland, greenbelts, natural habitat and
reserves. Our city shall be a community with a strong, vital,
pedestrian-oriented and dynamic downtown area and safe and
well-designed neighborhoods." This statement describes? a) A
preamble to a neighborhood preservation ordinance. b) Goals
and objectives of a general plan. c) A portion of a community
vision statement. d) The NIMBYs creed. - correct answer- C
"Planners must strive to expand choice and opportunity for all
persons, recognizing a special responsibility to plan for the
needs of disadvantaged groups and persons". This quote is
from? a) Federal Law b) The AICP Code of Ethics c) The APA
Rules of Conduct d) State Mandates - correct answer- B
, "Potentially responsible parties" (PRPs) is a term in which federal
environmental law? a) Big Trees Preservation Act b) Clean Air
Act c) Fairy Shrimp Protection Act d) Super Fund (CERCLA) -
correct answer- D
"Potentially responsible parties" (RPAs) is a term in which
federal environmental law? a) Big Trees Preservation Act b)
Clean Air Act c) Fairy Shrimp Protection Act d) Supe Fund
(CERCLA) - correct answer- D
"Power is the basis for successfully negotiating for economic and
political gains. Neighborhoods have to disrupt normal activity.
This is accomplished through such things as pickets and
marches." Referes to? a) Alinsky's Organizations b) Charette c)
Citizen Referendum d) Delphi Method - correct answer- A
"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
"The Father of American Zoning" - correct answer- Attorney
Edward Murray Bassett (1863-1948, age 84-85) was one of the
founding fathers of modern day urban planning. Bassett wrote
