what is not contained in the weekly modules?
a) course syllabus
b) lecture video
c) quizzes on lecture material
d) skeletal lecture slides - answer-a) course syllabus
which of the following is not specific to engineering?
a) public funded civil infrastructure
b) publicly authorized exp...
a) course syllabus
b) lecture video
c) quizzes on lecture material
d) skeletal lecture slides - answer-a) course syllabus
which of the following is not specific to engineering?
a) public funded civil infrastructure
b) publicly authorized expenditures
c) civil law
d) public works projects - answer-c) civil law
which of the following does NOT involve a branch of STATE government?
a) the State Supreme Court
b) the Governor
c) the General Assembly
d) the Congress - answer-d) the Congress
which of the following does NOT involve the trial level?
a) examination of witnesses
b) should the trial decision be overturned?
c) jury decisions
d) deciding on issues of fact - answer-b) should the trial decision be overturned
which of the following involve a federal agency?
a) SHPO determinations
b) professional licensing of engineers
c) licensing of business entities
d) enforcing ADA standards - answer-d) enforcing ADA standards
what is typically not required for federal agency rulemaking?
a) congressional approval
b) the inclusion of scientific evidence
c) notice
d) an opportunity for the public to be heard - answer-a) congressional approval
which of the following is not a right typically associated with real property?
a) to not be taken via eminent domain
,b) to dispose of the property
c) to possess the property
d) to destroy the property - answer-a) to not be taken via eminent domain
which of the following cannot be controlled via typical zoning?
a) how far buildings are from the road
b) the use of the land
c) restrict ownership due to income level
d) how many people can reside in a house per 1000 square feet - answer-c) restrict
ownership due to income level
which issue is the least applicable to form-based zoning codes?
a) emphasize public space sharing over private ownership
b) encourage driving
c) emphasize form over use
d) encourage connections within a place - answer-b) encourage driving
which of the following is untrue concerning the topic of urban sprawl?
a) it is related to the planning of communities
b) it is related to land-use and zoning restrictions
c) it is related to residential and commercial site development
d) it is a legal issue with no public policy implications - answer-d) it is a legal issue
with no public policy implications
which of the following is not a definition of urban sprawl?
a) urban developments spread out on undeveloped land near a city
b) the redevelopment of high-density downtown areas
c) leap-frog growth of a city that is unplanned
d) rate of land use exceed the rate of population growth - answer-b) the
redevelopment of high-density downtown areas
which of the following is not a sprawl tradeoff corresponding directly to cost?
a) water becomes more expensive at the periphery because of longer pipe lengths
b) commuting longer distance (i.e. remaining in cars) leads to worse public health
c) more land typically results in higher property taxes
d) infrastructure costs decrease when away from the city core - answer-b)
commuting longer distance (i.e. remaining in cars) leads to worse public health
which of the following is not true about Kelo v. New London?
a) kelo was a homeowner who refused to sell to the city
b) the area in question was an economically distressed area
c) the land acquired via eminent domain was for public necessity
d) the City of New London used the power of eminent domain - answer-c) the land
acquired via eminent domain was for public necessity
, which of the following does not refer to the tragedy of the commons?
a) too much private ownership leads to the underutilization of resources
b) finite resources are allocated more to private owners than public ones
c) limit the amount of public ownership
d) people have less incentive to take care of public/common areas - answer-a) too
much private ownership leads to the underutilization of resources
which of the following is the typical order in which eminent domain occurs?
what is not required by the 5th Amendment for eminent domain?
a) property has to be taken
b) due process
c) deprivation of liberty
d) public use - answer-c) deprivation of liberty
which of the following is the most controversial in terms of eminent domain use?
a) to acquire the right of way for public utilities
b) to build a private school
c) to build public monuments
d) to build roads - answer-b) to build a private school
which of the following is incorrect concerning just compensation?
a) use comparable sales figures to determine residential value
b) use potential for income generation to determine commercial value
c) uses the fair market value
d) land owner always receives less value via eminent domain than a private sale -
answer-d) land owner always receives less value via eminent domain than a private
sale
which of the following has the least effect on increasing tort risk?
a) many civil engineers work for public agencies who are viewed as deep pockets
b) we live in a litigious society
c) public works projects are pervasive and are accessed by the public all the time
d) tort reform requiring that a co defendant is jointly and severally liable only if >
51% at fault - answer-d) tort reform requiring that a co defendant is jointly and
severally liable only if > 51% at fault
which of the following is untrue about the Chambrot case?
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