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AICP EXAM BANK 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {750 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+/
AICP STUDY GUIDE/ CURRENTLY TESTING|
BRAND NEW!
What does the MWD represent in Southern California?
A. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
B. Metropolitan Waste Disposal Coalition
C. Metropolitan Waste District of Southern California
D. Metropolitan Water Dam Project - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
What Law was the legislative basis for the revision of city codes
that outlawed tenements such as the "Dumbbell Tenement"?
A. New York State Tenement House Law 1867
B. New York State Tenement House Law 1879
C. New York State Tenement House Law 1887
D. New York State Tenement House Law 1901 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
D. New York State Tenement House Law 1901
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In 1924, the US Department of Commerce, under Herbert Hoover,
issued which of the following?
A. Soil Conservation Act
B. US Housing Act
C. Standard City Planning Enabling Act
D. Standard State Zoning Enabling Act - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D.
Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
Under the AICP Code of Ethics, all of the following may be
considered a potential conflict of interest for a public planner
except:
A. Stopping or "derailing" public participation in a long-range
planning process.
B. Working for a developer who has an action before City Council.
C. Processing a rezoning application for a property that the
planner him/herself owns.
D. Accepting a new grill on their birthday from a local
development firm. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Stopping or "derailing"
public participation in a long-range planning process.
According to the ITE's "Parking Generation", which of the
following has a peak parking space factor of 1.0 - 5.0 spaces per
1,000 sq. ft. GLA?
A. A medical center
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B. An office
C. A shopping center (larger than 600,000 sq.ft.)
D. A restaurant - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. A shopping center (larger
than 600,000 sq.ft.)
In the ongoing case over the Hudson River cleanup and General
Electric, the Superfund Law plays a major role, what is true of
the Superfund law?
1. A Federal Government program
2. Created to clean up the nations uncontrolled hazardous waste
sites
3. A State program
4. Says the polluter pays for the site cleanup, and if no one can
be identified, Superfund money can be used to pay for the
cleanup.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 2, 4 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. 1, 2, 4
The law case, Young v. American Minitheatres dealt with which of
the following issues?
A. Signage
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B. Adult Uses
C. Takings
D. Impact Fees - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Adult Uses
The latest census reported the population of Centerville to be
24,000. Riverside is the neighborhood you are studying. Riverside
is located within Centerville, and has historically been one of the
larger, more vibrant neighborhoods. At the time of the last
census, 8% of the population lived in the Riverside neighborhood.
Five years have passed, and City has experienced growth in all of
its neighborhoods. The current population of Centerville is
estimated to be 32,000. What method would you use to determine
the current population of the Riverside neighborhood.
A. Step Down
B. Symptomatic
C. Natural Increase
D. Cohort Survival - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Step Down
What was created in Los Angeles County in 1922?
A. The first Regional Transportation Commission
B. The first Planning Commission
C. The first Regional Planning Commission
D. The first County Funding Agency - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. The first
Regional Planning Commission
AICP EXAM BANK 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {750 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+/
AICP STUDY GUIDE/ CURRENTLY TESTING|
BRAND NEW!
What does the MWD represent in Southern California?
A. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
B. Metropolitan Waste Disposal Coalition
C. Metropolitan Waste District of Southern California
D. Metropolitan Water Dam Project - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
What Law was the legislative basis for the revision of city codes
that outlawed tenements such as the "Dumbbell Tenement"?
A. New York State Tenement House Law 1867
B. New York State Tenement House Law 1879
C. New York State Tenement House Law 1887
D. New York State Tenement House Law 1901 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
D. New York State Tenement House Law 1901
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In 1924, the US Department of Commerce, under Herbert Hoover,
issued which of the following?
A. Soil Conservation Act
B. US Housing Act
C. Standard City Planning Enabling Act
D. Standard State Zoning Enabling Act - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D.
Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
Under the AICP Code of Ethics, all of the following may be
considered a potential conflict of interest for a public planner
except:
A. Stopping or "derailing" public participation in a long-range
planning process.
B. Working for a developer who has an action before City Council.
C. Processing a rezoning application for a property that the
planner him/herself owns.
D. Accepting a new grill on their birthday from a local
development firm. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Stopping or "derailing"
public participation in a long-range planning process.
According to the ITE's "Parking Generation", which of the
following has a peak parking space factor of 1.0 - 5.0 spaces per
1,000 sq. ft. GLA?
A. A medical center
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B. An office
C. A shopping center (larger than 600,000 sq.ft.)
D. A restaurant - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. A shopping center (larger
than 600,000 sq.ft.)
In the ongoing case over the Hudson River cleanup and General
Electric, the Superfund Law plays a major role, what is true of
the Superfund law?
1. A Federal Government program
2. Created to clean up the nations uncontrolled hazardous waste
sites
3. A State program
4. Says the polluter pays for the site cleanup, and if no one can
be identified, Superfund money can be used to pay for the
cleanup.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 2, 4 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. 1, 2, 4
The law case, Young v. American Minitheatres dealt with which of
the following issues?
A. Signage
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B. Adult Uses
C. Takings
D. Impact Fees - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Adult Uses
The latest census reported the population of Centerville to be
24,000. Riverside is the neighborhood you are studying. Riverside
is located within Centerville, and has historically been one of the
larger, more vibrant neighborhoods. At the time of the last
census, 8% of the population lived in the Riverside neighborhood.
Five years have passed, and City has experienced growth in all of
its neighborhoods. The current population of Centerville is
estimated to be 32,000. What method would you use to determine
the current population of the Riverside neighborhood.
A. Step Down
B. Symptomatic
C. Natural Increase
D. Cohort Survival - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Step Down
What was created in Los Angeles County in 1922?
A. The first Regional Transportation Commission
B. The first Planning Commission
C. The first Regional Planning Commission
D. The first County Funding Agency - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. The first
Regional Planning Commission
