Transcript AICP Exam

AICP Exam
Relatively easy sample questions
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Pencils and paper ready
There are 12 questions
Do them yourselves quietly
We will move quickly
Answers forthcoming
One
• The power given to government to
intervene in the lives of private
citizens for the protection of public
health, safety and welfare is called
A) Zoning
B) Police Power
C) Subdivision Ordinance
D) Eminent Domain
Two
• The author of “Tomorrow: A Peaceful
Path to Real Reform” was:
A) John Muir
B) Harland Bartholomew
C) Ebenezer Howard
D) Jacob Riis
Three
• What type of land accounts for about
2/3 of the privately held lands in the
US?
A) Transportation routes
B) Agricultural
C) Residential
D) Industrial and Commercial
Four
• Central Place Theory is a term
attributed to
A) Hoyt
B) Harris and Ullman
C) Christaller
D) Burgess
Five
• Which of the following is true about
the holding of the landmark law case
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
(1926)?
A) It established use of eminent
domain
B) It upheld zoning as constitutional
C) It led to the State Zoning Enabling
Act
D) It led to the Model Land
Development Code
Six
• Which of the following is NOT one of
the steps in preparing a local general
plan?
A) Formulating goals
B) Collecting and analyzing data
C) Developing organizational profile
D) Revising goals
Seven
• A complete submission for site plan
review for an apartment complex
should provide each of the following
types of information EXCEPT
A) Location map
B) Indication of zoning
C) List of rents to be charged
D) Drainage system information
Eight
• As the town planner you recommend a
zoning ordinance amendment to provide
specific design guidelines. You should
emphasize in your report that this will:
A) Provide the legal basis for enforcing design
guidelines
B) Assure present quality of life will be
preserved
C) Discourage big-box retailers from locating in
town
D) Allow community to enforce TDR program
Nine
• Each of the following may constitute a
conflict of interest for a public planner
under the AICP Code of Ethics EXCEPT:
A) Accepting a gift from a local building
firm
B) Working for a developer who has an
action before the Planning Board
C) Applying for a Health Department
permit to operate a stall at the Farmers’
Market
D) Processing a rezoning application for
property the public planner owns
Ten
• You are the planning director in the
town where your spouse runs the
local country club and is applying for
a permit to construct a new
swimming pool. Planners in this
situation often:
A) File for divorce
B) File for bankruptcy
C) Hire a consultant
D) Quit their jobs
Eleven
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In the US, the “Neighborhood Unit”
concept is attributed to
A) Kevin Lynch
B) Clarence Perry
C) Ian McHarg
D) Lewis Mumford
Twelve
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Contour lines on a topographical
map indicate
Elevation intervals
Jurisdictional boundaries
Property lines
Underground power lines
Answers
•1 B
•2 C
•3 B
•4 C
•5 B
•6 C
•7 C
•8 A
•9 C
•10 C
•11 B
•12 A
One
• The power given to government to
intervene in the lives of private
citizens for the protection of public
health, safety and welfare is called
A) Zoning
B) Police Power
C) Subdivision Ordinance
D) Eminent Domain
Two
• The author of “Tomorrow: A Peaceful
Path to Real Reform” was:
A) John Muir
B) Harland Bartholomew
C) Ebenezer Howard
D) Jacob Riis
Three
• What type of land accounts for about
2/3 of the privately held lands in the
US?
A) Transportation routes
B) Agricultural
C) Residential
D) Industrial and Commercial
Four
• Central Place Theory is a term
attributed to
A) Hoyt
B) Harris and Ullman
C) Christaller
D) Burgess
Five
• Which of the following is true about
the holding of the landmark law case
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
(1926)?
A) It established use of eminent
domain
B) It upheld zoning as constitutional
C) It led to the State Zoning Enabling
Act
D) It led to the Model Land
Development Code
Six
• Which of the following is NOT one of
the steps in preparing a local general
plan?
A) Formulating goals
B) Collecting and analyzing data
C) Developing organizational profile
D) Revising goals
Seven
• A complete submission for site plan
review for an apartment complex
should provide each of the following
types of information EXCEPT
A) Location map
B) Indication of zoning
C) List of rents to be charged
D) Drainage system information
Eight
• As the town planner you recommend a
zoning ordinance amendment to provide
specific design guidelines. You should
emphasize in your report that this will:
A) Provide the legal basis for enforcing design
guidelines
B) Assure present quality of life will be
preserved
C) Discourage big-box retailers from locating in
town
D) Allow community to enforce TDR program
Nine
• Each of the following may constitute a
conflict of interest for a public planner
under the AICP Code of Ethics EXCEPT:
A) Accepting a gift from a local building
firm
B) Working for a developer who has an
action before the Planning Board
C) Applying for a Health Department
permit to operate a stall at the Farmers’
Market
D) Processing a rezoning application for
property the public planner owns
Ten
• You are the planning director in the
town where your spouse runs the
local country club and is applying for
a permit to construct a new
swimming pool. Planners in this
situation often:
A) File for divorce
B) File for bankruptcy
C) Hire a consultant
D) Quit their jobs
Eleven
•
In the US, the “Neighborhood Unit”
concept is attributed to
A) Kevin Lynch
B) Clarence Perry
C) Ian McHarg
D) Lewis Mumford
Twelve
•
Contour lines on a topographical
map indicate
A) Elevation intervals
B) Jurisdictional boundaries
C) Property lines
C) Underground power lines
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