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AICP Questions and Answers 100% PassWhich of the following statements are NOT true? I. As activities become more complex, an
organization tends to grow downward at a rapid rate. II. Horizontal growth may occur only at
the top level of an organization. III. Public information and technical assistance are examples
of
specialized staff activities. IV. The three basic line functions can be applied to departmental
structure as well as to the organization itself. a) I and IV b) I and III c) II and IV - Answer C
2. You are working at the public counter when an angry citizen begins to yell at you. How do
you
handle this situation? I. Tell him you will meet him in the parking lot in 10 minutes. II. Insist
that
the gentleman calm down so you can assist him. III. Invite him into the office with another
staff
member to discuss his problem on an individual basis. IV. Call the police and have him
arrested.
a) I only b) I and II c) IV only d) II and III - Answer D
A principal planner of a large metropolitan area is responsible for facilitating the organization
of
a parks and open space advisory committee for the county. Representatives from which of the
,following groups should be considered for the committee? I. Stockbrokers, bankers, real
estate
brokers. II. Landscape architects, private citizens, and law enforcement. III. Chamber of
commerce, building industry, farmers. IV. Environmentalist group, small business operator,
school district. a) I an IV b) II and III c) I, II, and IV d) All of the above - Answer D
Which of the following cour cases FIRST established the concept of "public welfare"? a)
Village
of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. b) Golden v. Planning Board of Ramapo. c) Southern Burlington
County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel. d) Necton v. City of Cambridge. - Answer A
Edward M. Bassett 1863-1948 - Answer Father of Zoning. Helped shape Standard City
Enabling Act - 1928
Who was Alfred Bettman? What were his positions? What did he influence? What did he play
a
key role in? - Answer *Cincinatti Lawyer & 1st President of the American Society of
Planning
Officials *Planning Law *Played key role in Cincinatti Plan - 1925; Euclid v. Amber (1926)
Who is Daniel Hudson Burnham? What is he known as? What is he known for? What is his
quote? - Answer *Father of city planning in US. *1909 "Plan for Chicago" that gave birth to
,modern city planning. *His White City at the Columbian Expo inspired the City Beautiful
Movement. *Make no small plans: they have no magic to stir men's (or women's) blood.
Who was Clarence Stein? What did he desing? What did he Chair? - Answer Co-designed
Radburn, NJ NY Commission of HOusing
The primary purpose of the census, as indicated in the US Constitution is to provide the basis
for? a) Fair apportionment among the states of seats in the US House of Representatives. b)
The
districbution of federal funds to state and local governments. c) The distribution of state
funds
to local governments. d) The fair apportionment among the states of seats in the US Senate. -
Answer A
The "Zoning Game" was written by? a) Richard Babcock b) Jane Jacobs c) Lewis Mumford d)
Ian
McHarg - Answer A
The period between 1860 and 1870 in the US saw the beginning of suburbanization, with the
creation of small settlements beyond large cities. Which of the following cities exemplifies
this
early American suburbanization? a) Radburn, New Jersey b) Riverside, Illinois c) Lake Forest,
, Illinois - Answer B
Which system may be used for legal description purposes? a) US Government Survey b) Metes
and Bounds c) Lot, block, and tract d) All of the above - Answer D
Fred French Co. v. City of new York introduced for the first time the concept of? a) Plnned unit
development b) Transfer of development rights c) Eminent domain d) Open space zoning -
Answer A
Which of the following would most appropriately be the function of a state government
rather
than the local or federal governments? a) Aesthetics regulations b) Historic properties
designation c) Redevelopment d) Scenic rivers designation - Answer D
Among the many projects during the early years of the New Deal Era, what was a major
regional
development program that became known as? a) The Tenessee Valley Authority b) The USHA
Program c) The Greenbelt Towns d) The PWA Program - Answer A
Which "Great Expediter" said, "If the ends don't justify the means, then what the hell does"?
a)
Daniel Burnham b) Mike Waiczis c) Robert Moses d) Adolph Hitler - Answer C
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