APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 181:

  What was Saul Alinsky know for?

  A. Incrementalism
  B. Equity
  C. Community organization
  D. Transportation oriented design
  C. Community organization

• Question 182:

  One widely accepted technique used in the role of a mediator between two opposing parties in a land use dispute is to:

  A. Determine a middle ground between the opposing parties so that the mediator may formulate a resolution.
  B. Ascertain which of the two parties' positions is in the greater public interest to determine a recommended solution.
  C. Document the position of both sides in a report to the governing board and let the board decide the matter following a hearing of the parties.
  D. Try to move the opposing parties from their positions to their interests to see if a resolution can be formulated that adequately satisfies the interests of both.
  D. Try to move the opposing parties from their positions to their interests to see if a resolution can be formulated that adequately satisfies the interests of both.

• Question 183:

  In establishing program evaluation criteria, the hierarchy of concepts from broader to more detailed and operational is:

  A. Objectives, goals, criteria, measures.
  B. Criteria, goals, objectives, measures.
  C. Goals, objectives, criteria, measures.
  D. Measures, criteria, objectives, goals.
  C. Goals, objectives, criteria, measures.

• Question 184:

  In "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," Jane Jacobs put forth the theory that community vitality is the result of:

  A. Zoning regulations.
  B. Purchasing power.
  C. Comprehensive plans.
  D. Adequate density.
  D. Adequate density.

• Question 185:

  Where was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?

  A. Portland, Oregon
  B. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  C. Los Angeles, California
  D. Lexington, Kentucky
  D. Lexington, Kentucky

• Question 186:

  Who was the father of regional planning?

  A. Edward Bassett
  B. Daniel Burnham
  C. Ian McHarg
  D. Patrick Geddes
  D. Patrick Geddes

• Question 187:

  What year was RLUIPA passed?

  A. 1994
  B. 1996
  C. 1998
  D. 2000
  D. 2000

• Question 188:

  Which of the following occurred in 1909?

  A. Daniel Burnham completed the first regional comprehensive plan for Chicago.
  B. Wisconsin passed the first state enabling legislation permitting cities to plan.
  C. Los Angeles was the first city to apply zoning to undeveloped lands
  D. The first course in city planning was offered at Harvard College's Landscape Architecture Department.
  E. All of the above
  E. All of the above

• Question 189:

  If the original data were reexamined using cost-benefit ratios, which of the following statements would be correct?

  A. All of the alternatives would be justified.
  B. The preferred alternative would be different.
  C. The preferred alternative would remain the same.
  D. A preferred alternative could not be identified.
  C. The preferred alternative would remain the same.

• Question 190:

  Design guidelines for an urban district should:

  A. Apply only to private actions.
  B. Apply only to public actions.
  C. Establish structure for later project reviews.
  D. Avoid performance criteria in favor of specific standards.
  C. Establish structure for later project reviews.