APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  What concept did Penn Central Transportation Co. v The City of New York (US Supreme Court) first introduce?

  A. PUD
  B. Eminent domain
  C. TDR
  D. Impact Fees
  C. TDR

• Question 142:

  A new planner is assigned to prepare a briefing memo for the administrator. The best approachfor the supervising planner to assist the new planner in meeting the deadline with a quality product would be to:

  A. Provide a deadline and a couple of samples and templates.
  B. Have an early meeting to go over the expectations and provide constructive feedback on the draft.
  C. Check the task progress daily asking how the task is being performed, and how much work has been completed.
  D. Take the task back if the new planner is not likely to meet the deadline with a quality product.
  B. Have an early meeting to go over the expectations and provide constructive feedback on the draft.

• Question 143:

  The validity of comprehensive zoning in America was held to be a constitutional exercise of power in what landmark U.S. Supreme Court case?

  A. Kelo v. City of New London
  B. Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount Laurel
  C. The Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
  D. Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City
  C. The Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.

• Question 144:

  Scenario

  You are a planner in a city that has recently opened a new shelter for homeless people. The shelter opens each evening during the winter and provides a place for people to sleep during the night in dormitory-style rooms with cots. Some community members would like the shelter closed because they feel that the large number of people who congregate on the sidewalks near the shelter as they wait for it to open pose a threat to public safety. Your planning director decides to address these concerns by classifying the shelter as a hotel. The planning director knows that the zoning ordinance specifies that a hotel must provide private sleeping quarters, which the shelter does not. By classifying the shelter as a hotel, the planning director is taking steps to close the shelter based on the ground that it is in violation of the zoning ordinance. What might you do first?

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

• Question 145:

  In the U.S., principles of environmental justice policy relate primarily to:

  A. Assuring that human actions that can threaten wildlife, especially endangered species, are appropriately mitigated.
  B. Taking legal action within the existing laws to assure public agencies fulfill their obligations to protect the natural environment.
  C. Identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse effects of programs, policies, and activities on underrepresented and low-income populations.
  D. Addressing the U.S. level of consumption, waste, and pollution in a global context, particularly in comparison to levels of poorer, developing countries.
  C. Identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse effects of programs, policies, and activities on underrepresented and low-income populations.

• Question 146:

  Who said "A budget is goals with a price tag attached."?

  A. Etzioni
  B. Davidoff
  C. Burgess
  D. Wildavsky
  D. Wildavsky

• Question 147:

  Transportation Demand Management strategies include all but?

  A. Car pools
  B. Expanding the number of lanes on a highway
  C. Bicycle racks on buses
  D. Guaranteed ride home program
  B. Expanding the number of lanes on a highway

• Question 148:

  How many square feet are in one acre?

  A. 40,000
  B. 43,560
  C. 4,3560
  D. 435,60
  B. 43,560

• Question 149:

  Which public participation technique connects visioning with data analysis?

  A. Surveys
  B. Nominal group
  C. Sticky notes
  D. Scenario testing
  D. Scenario testing

• Question 150:

  Scenario

  You are responsible for recommending contracts to the city council. Your immediate supervisor has asked you to prepare a recommendation for a large contract for an individual you know is a good friend of your supervisor. After reviewing the contract, you conclude that the contract amount is not commensurate with the scope of work provided. You believe the contract is a waste of taxpayer dollars if it were to be granted. What might you do if your supervisor pressures you for a favorable recommendation?

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