APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 81:

  Who was the first president of the ACPI?

  A. Frederick Law Olmstead
  B. Frederick Law Olmstead Jr.
  C. Paul Davidoff
  D. Daniel Burnham
  B. Frederick Law Olmstead Jr.

• Question 82:

  A community development corporation (CDC) in a low-income community wants to raise funds to hold public workshops related to a controversial development. The best way for the CDC to raise money is to request:

  A. Donations from members of the community.
  B. A grant from the developer's corporate giving office.
  C. Funding from the mayor's office.
  D. Funding from a community or regional foundation.
  D. Funding from a community or regional foundation.

• Question 83:

  Who wrote "Edgeless City in 2002?

  A. Robert Lang
  B. Joel Garreau
  C. Allan Jacobs
  D. Andres Duany
  A. Robert Lang

• Question 84:

  You are the planning director in a small town. Your husband runs the local country club and is applying for construction of a new swimming pool. This application will be reviewed by the planning commission for approval. What will you do?

  A. Invite the planning commission to tour the country club to see exactly where the pool will be built.
  B. Ask your husband to offer complimentary memberships to all commissioners.
  C. Inform the commission about your connection to the situation and remove yourself from the review process.
  D. Write an extensive staff report about the benefits of the pool for the community.
  C. Inform the commission about your connection to the situation and remove yourself from the review process.

• Question 85:

  The initial direct impact of the City Beautiful movement on the form of North American cities was that it:

  A. Encouraged residential subdivision design that was beautiful as well as functional.
  B. Introduced modern design concepts appropriate to cities built around automobile movement.
  C. Encouraged the construction of skyscrapers to create an exciting skyline.
  D. Promoted the construction of civic centers and other symbols of collective action.
  D. Promoted the construction of civic centers and other symbols of collective action.

• Question 86:

  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.
  C. Applying for a Health Department permit to operate a stall at the Farmers' Market.

• Question 87:

  What is the largest concrete structure in the US in 1941?

  A. Grand Coulee Dam
  B. Hoover Dam
  C. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
  D. Golden Gate Bridge
  A. Grand Coulee Dam

• Question 88:

  A city council has obtained a copy of an innovative land use regulation used by a city in anotherstate. A planner has been asked to investigate the feasibility of adopting a similar law. The planner's first step should be to:

  A. Research case law for relevant court decisions.
  B. Prepare a draft regulation using the other city's regulation as a model.
  C. Review the state's enabling legislation.
  D. Hold a community meeting to present the concept.
  C. Review the state's enabling legislation.

• Question 89:

  The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that government may only take private property for "public use" and with "just compensation." An abuse of eminent domain is constituted when private property is taken for public purpose and without just compensation. Which of the following exemplifies an abusive eminent domain?

  A. Taking of private property for coastal access
  B. Acquiring an access easement to a park
  C. Taking of private property to build a highway
  D. Taking of private property to build a luxury resort
  D. Taking of private property to build a luxury resort

• Question 90:

  What two railroads joined at Promontory Point, Utah to form the first transcontinental railroad?

  A. Union Pacific and Central Pacific
  B. Northern Pacific and Central Pacific
  C. Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
  D. Northern Pacific and South Pacific
  A. Union Pacific and Central Pacific