AICP 2024-2025 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS.
1) Policy Delphi can be defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer-
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Successive rounds of argument and counter argument that work towards a
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consensus
2) What type of pollutants are those related to overland run-off of rainwater and has
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multiple entry points into a water body? - Correct Answer-Non-point
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3) According to the US Census, what can be described as the smallest geographic
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unit for which the Census Bureau tabulates 100-percent data? - Correct Answer-
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Census Block __
4) Of the top ten cities in the US, which had the largest percentage of population
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growth from 1990-2000? - Correct Answer-Phoenix, Arizona
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5) Who wrote 1934 "Modern Housing"? - Correct Answer-Catherine Bauer
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Wurster
6) Radburn, New Jersey, was built in the 1920's and was planned by... - Correct
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Answer-C. Stein and H. Wright __ __ __ __
7) What State was the first to adopt statewide zoning? - Correct Answer-Hawaii
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8) In many ways, ____________looks a great deal like orthodox planning. Its goals
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include environmental protection, economic vitality, social equity, and a high
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quality of life including pedestrian- and transit-oriented development, controls on
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sprawl, diverse housing choices, a compact mix of uses, protection of agricultural
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and environmental resources, high-quality public services, and adequate
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infrastructure. - Correct Answer-Smart Growth Planning __ __ __ __ __
,9) The Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation Techniques and Transferable
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Parameters (1987) shows that the average vehicle trip per unit is the highest for
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which of the following? - Correct Answer-Single Family Residential
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10) What landmark US Supreme Court case, in 1926, ruled that zoning was a
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constitutional way of controlling land uses? - Correct Answer-Village of Euclid vs.
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Ambler Realty Co. __ __
11) The 1966 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act.... 1) Was
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part of President Johnson's "Great Society" program 2) Started the "Model Cities"
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program 3) Included a historic preservation portion 4) Placed millions of dollars
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into public transportation - Correct Answer-1, 2, and 3: 1) Was part of President
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Johnson's "Great Society" program 2) Started the "Model Cities" program 3)
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Included a historic preservation portion
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12) Overlay zones can be described as which of the following? - Correct Answer-Add
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requirements "on top" of zoning districts __ __ __ __ __
13) According to the 2000 US Census, what state showed the highest rate of growth
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in Hispanic population? - Correct Answer-
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14) Peter Drucker is credited with creating which management technique? - Correct
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Answer-MBO (Management by Objectives), also known as MBP (Management by __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Planning)
15) What year was the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)
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passed? - Correct Answer-1991
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16) What group issued a report called the "New Economy and Jobs/Housing Balance
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in Southern California'? - Correct Answer-Southern California Association of
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Governments
17) What is the lowest point in the US? - Correct Answer-Death Valley, California
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18) Which of the following requires addressing "Five Big Questions"? - Correct
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Answer-Environmental Impact Statements __ __
, 19) What type of washing machine that is front loading, common in Europe, and uses
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less energy and water. - Correct Answer-H-Axis
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20) Developer James Rouse (1914-1996) was founder of _______ , one of the most
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successful new towns built in the United States after WWII. - Correct Answer-
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Columbia, Maryland __
21) Special Districts can be described as which of the following? - Correct Answer-
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Cam be created to provide a single service
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22) Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393 (1922) dealt with which of the
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following issues? - Correct Answer-Takings__ __ __ __
23) This can be described as a device to provide flexibility within the zoning ordinance
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and are based on the idea that certain types of uses are permissible in a zoning
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district under certain circumstances. - Correct Answer-Special Use Permit
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24) Ecoregions can be described as which of the following? - Correct Answer-All of
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the above: A) Delimit large areas within which local ecosystems reoccur more or
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less throughout the region in a predictable pattern, B) created to provide a spatial
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framework for ecosystem assessment, inventory, research, monitoring, and
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management, and C) should be thought of as multi-purpose regions, designed to __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
show areas within which the aggregate of all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem
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components is different from or less variant than that in other areas. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
25) What year did the American Society of Planning Officials and the American
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Institute of Planners merge to become the American Planning Association? -
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Correct Answer-1978 __
26) United States adults average ____ minutes a day driving. - Correct Answer-72
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minutes a day __ __
27) What is the name of the proposal that involves tearing down the farm fences in
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the Great Plains and replanting native grass and restore the buffalo? - Correct
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Answer-Buffalo Commons __
CORRECT ANSWERS.
1) Policy Delphi can be defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer-
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Successive rounds of argument and counter argument that work towards a
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
consensus
2) What type of pollutants are those related to overland run-off of rainwater and has
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
multiple entry points into a water body? - Correct Answer-Non-point
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3) According to the US Census, what can be described as the smallest geographic
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
unit for which the Census Bureau tabulates 100-percent data? - Correct Answer-
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Census Block __
4) Of the top ten cities in the US, which had the largest percentage of population
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
growth from 1990-2000? - Correct Answer-Phoenix, Arizona
__ __ __ __ __ __
5) Who wrote 1934 "Modern Housing"? - Correct Answer-Catherine Bauer
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Wurster
6) Radburn, New Jersey, was built in the 1920's and was planned by... - Correct
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Answer-C. Stein and H. Wright __ __ __ __
7) What State was the first to adopt statewide zoning? - Correct Answer-Hawaii
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
8) In many ways, ____________looks a great deal like orthodox planning. Its goals
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
include environmental protection, economic vitality, social equity, and a high
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
quality of life including pedestrian- and transit-oriented development, controls on
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
sprawl, diverse housing choices, a compact mix of uses, protection of agricultural
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
and environmental resources, high-quality public services, and adequate
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
infrastructure. - Correct Answer-Smart Growth Planning __ __ __ __ __
,9) The Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation Techniques and Transferable
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Parameters (1987) shows that the average vehicle trip per unit is the highest for
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
which of the following? - Correct Answer-Single Family Residential
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
10) What landmark US Supreme Court case, in 1926, ruled that zoning was a
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
constitutional way of controlling land uses? - Correct Answer-Village of Euclid vs.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Ambler Realty Co. __ __
11) The 1966 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act.... 1) Was
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
part of President Johnson's "Great Society" program 2) Started the "Model Cities"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
program 3) Included a historic preservation portion 4) Placed millions of dollars
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
into public transportation - Correct Answer-1, 2, and 3: 1) Was part of President
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Johnson's "Great Society" program 2) Started the "Model Cities" program 3)
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Included a historic preservation portion
__ __ __ __
12) Overlay zones can be described as which of the following? - Correct Answer-Add
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
requirements "on top" of zoning districts __ __ __ __ __
13) According to the 2000 US Census, what state showed the highest rate of growth
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
in Hispanic population? - Correct Answer-
__ __ __ __ __
14) Peter Drucker is credited with creating which management technique? - Correct
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Answer-MBO (Management by Objectives), also known as MBP (Management by __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Planning)
15) What year was the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
passed? - Correct Answer-1991
__ __ __
16) What group issued a report called the "New Economy and Jobs/Housing Balance
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
in Southern California'? - Correct Answer-Southern California Association of
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Governments
17) What is the lowest point in the US? - Correct Answer-Death Valley, California
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
18) Which of the following requires addressing "Five Big Questions"? - Correct
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Answer-Environmental Impact Statements __ __
, 19) What type of washing machine that is front loading, common in Europe, and uses
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
less energy and water. - Correct Answer-H-Axis
__ __ __ __ __ __
20) Developer James Rouse (1914-1996) was founder of _______ , one of the most
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
successful new towns built in the United States after WWII. - Correct Answer-
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Columbia, Maryland __
21) Special Districts can be described as which of the following? - Correct Answer-
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Cam be created to provide a single service
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
22) Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393 (1922) dealt with which of the
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
following issues? - Correct Answer-Takings__ __ __ __
23) This can be described as a device to provide flexibility within the zoning ordinance
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
and are based on the idea that certain types of uses are permissible in a zoning
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
district under certain circumstances. - Correct Answer-Special Use Permit
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
24) Ecoregions can be described as which of the following? - Correct Answer-All of
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
the above: A) Delimit large areas within which local ecosystems reoccur more or
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
less throughout the region in a predictable pattern, B) created to provide a spatial
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
framework for ecosystem assessment, inventory, research, monitoring, and
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
management, and C) should be thought of as multi-purpose regions, designed to __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
show areas within which the aggregate of all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
components is different from or less variant than that in other areas. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
25) What year did the American Society of Planning Officials and the American
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Institute of Planners merge to become the American Planning Association? -
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Correct Answer-1978 __
26) United States adults average ____ minutes a day driving. - Correct Answer-72
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
minutes a day __ __
27) What is the name of the proposal that involves tearing down the farm fences in
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
the Great Plains and replanting native grass and restore the buffalo? - Correct
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Answer-Buffalo Commons __
