2026/2027 AICP Exam Questions and accurate correct answers Prep – Law Latest Update Graded A+

2026/2027 AICP Exam Questions and accurate correct answers Prep – Law Latest Update Graded A+ Welch v. Swasey; 214 U.S. 91 (1909) -Answer The Court established the right of municipalities to regulate building height. Eubank v. City of Richmond; U.S. Supreme Court (1912) -Answer The Court first approved the use of setback regulations, although it overturned the setbacks in this case. Hadacheck v. Sebastian; U.S. Supreme Court (1915) -Answer The Court first approved the regulation of the location of land uses. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.; U.S. Supreme Court (1926) -Answer The Court found that as long as the community believed that there was a threat of a nuisance, the zoning ordinance should be upheld. The court first upheld modern zoning as a proper use of police power. Alfred Bettman filed an influential brief with the court. Nectow v. City of Cambridge; U.S. Supreme Court (1928) -Answer The Court used a rational basis test to strike down a zoning ordinance because it had no valid public purpose (e.g., to promote the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public). Golden v. Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo; New York State Court of Appeals (1972) Answer The court upheld a growth management system that awarded points to development proposals based on the availability of public utilities, drainage facilities, parks, road access, and firehouses. A proposal would only be approved upon reaching a certain point level. Developers could increase their point total by providing the involved facilities themselves.