APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  What basic tenet of development regulation was examined inMetromedia, Inc. v. San Diego (1981)?

  A. Regulation of aesthetics
  B. Community standards of obscenity
  C. Freedom of speech
  D. Due process
  C. Freedom of speech

• Question 112:

  Which Housing Act allowed for funds to be used for comprehensive planning for metro, state and regional levels?

  A. Housing Act of 1954
  B. Housing Act of 1959
  C. Housing Act of 1964
  D. Housing Act of 1965
  B. Housing Act of 1959

• Question 113:

  What does ZIP Code stand for?

  A. Zone Improvement Plan Code
  B. Zoning Improvement Plan Code
  C. Zone Improvement Planning Code
  D. Zoning Improvement Planning Code
  A. Zone Improvement Plan Code

• Question 114:

  According to the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Standards, which of the following may file a charge of misconduct against a certified planner?

  A. Another certified planner only
  B. The AICP Ethics Officer only
  C. A member of APA only
  D. Any person
  D. Any person

• Question 115:

  Which method uses a larger geographic area to interpolate a smaller geographic area's population?

  A. Linear
  B. Symptomatic
  C. Cohort Survial
  D. Step-down
  D. Step-down

• Question 116:

  All of the following are purposes of a General Plan, Master Plan, or Comprehensive Plan except:

  A. Implement zoning.
  B. Define community needs.
  C. Serve as a guide to decision-making.
  D. Provide a statement of goals and objectives.
  A. Implement zoning.

• Question 117:

  Which of the following is associated with Central Place theory?

  A. Christaller
  B. Hoyt
  C. Harris
  D. Ullman
  A. Christaller

• Question 118:

  Which of the following is the primary objective of aligning multiple capital improvement projects in land use planning?

  A. To create funding competition among distinct projects
  B. To increase the complexity of individual projects
  C. To streamline financial auditing of projects
  D. To achieve efficiency and effectiveness
  D. To achieve efficiency and effectiveness

• Question 119:

  How many acres in one square mile?

  A. 600
  B. 620
  C. 640
  D. 660
  C. 640

• Question 120:

  Scenario

  A pro-development city manager tells you, the planner, that you must provide findings to support a shift in a natural resources boundary in order to accommodate a particular development. What might you do?

  A. Answer: See the solution below
  A. Answer: See the solution below