AICP REVIEWED STUDY
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
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 - ANS-B
Which system may be used for legal description purposes? a) US Government Su rvey b)
Metes and Bounds c) Lot, block, and tract d) All of the above - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. -
ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 . - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-A
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 - ANS-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? - ANS-*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? - ANS-*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? - ANS-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 . - ANS-A
The "Zoning Game" was written by? a) Richard Babcock b) Jane Jacobs c) Lewis
Mumford d) Ian McHarg - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-A
When testing statistical hypotheses, results that are unlikely to have occurred by
chance are called? a) Random b) Significant c) Normal d) Critical - ANS-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. - ANS-C
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
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 - ANS-B
Which system may be used for legal description purposes? a) US Government Su rvey b)
Metes and Bounds c) Lot, block, and tract d) All of the above - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. -
ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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 . - ANS-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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-A
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 - ANS-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? - ANS-*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? - ANS-*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? - ANS-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 . - ANS-A
The "Zoning Game" was written by? a) Richard Babcock b) Jane Jacobs c) Lewis
Mumford d) Ian McHarg - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-A
When testing statistical hypotheses, results that are unlikely to have occurred by
chance are called? a) Random b) Significant c) Normal d) Critical - ANS-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. - ANS-C
