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Q&A
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 answerB
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 answerD
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 answerA
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 answerD
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 answerA
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
answerC
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 answerC
"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 answerB
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 answerC
,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 answerB
"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 answerC
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 answerA
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 answerB
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. - correct
answerD
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 answerB
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 answerA
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 answerC
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 answerD
,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 - correct answerD
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 answerA
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 - correct answerFather 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 answerCo-
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 answerA
The "Zoning Game" was written by? a) Richard Babcock b) Jane Jacobs c) Lewis
Mumford d) Ian McHarg - correct answerA
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 - correct answerB
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 - correct answerA
, When testing statistical hypotheses, results that are unlikely to have occurred by chance
are called? a) Random b) Significant c) Normal d) Critical - correct answerB
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. - correct answerC
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 - correct
answerB
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. - correct answerA
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 - correct answerB
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. - correct answerB
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 - correct answerC
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 -
correct answerC
St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Louisville were all? a) Founded on rivers. b) Ceded to the US
by Spain c) Industrial cities. - correct answerA
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. - correct answerC
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
Complete Study Guide & Verified Practice
Q&A
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 answerB
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 answerD
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 answerA
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 answerD
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 answerA
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
answerC
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 answerC
"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 answerB
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 answerC
,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 answerB
"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 answerC
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 answerA
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 answerB
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. - correct
answerD
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 answerB
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 answerA
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 answerC
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 answerD
,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 - correct answerD
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 answerA
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 - correct answerFather 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 answerCo-
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 answerA
The "Zoning Game" was written by? a) Richard Babcock b) Jane Jacobs c) Lewis
Mumford d) Ian McHarg - correct answerA
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 - correct answerB
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 - correct answerA
, When testing statistical hypotheses, results that are unlikely to have occurred by chance
are called? a) Random b) Significant c) Normal d) Critical - correct answerB
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. - correct answerC
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 - correct
answerB
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. - correct answerA
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 - correct answerB
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. - correct answerB
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 - correct answerC
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 -
correct answerC
St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Louisville were all? a) Founded on rivers. b) Ceded to the US
by Spain c) Industrial cities. - correct answerA
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. - correct answerC
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
