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AICP Certification Exam, American Institute of
Certified Planners (APA)||Verified Exam!!||, 2026/2027-
Question Practice Exam with Complete Q&A and
Verified Answers||Newest Exam!!!
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
Courts have ruled that rezoning does NOT constitute spot
zoning if? a) The rezoning is adopted by unanimouse vote
of the legislative body. b) The rezoning is not appealed. c)
The rezoning is enacted in accordance with a
comprehensive plan. d) The rezoning allows for special
permit or special exception waivers. - Answer-C
"Amortization" as it applies to zoning practice refers to? a)
The prohibition of expanding non-conforming uses. b) The
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determination of the remaining useful life of a pre-existing
non- conforming use. c) The purchase of property for
public use. d) Eminent domain. - Answer-B
In 1880, George Pullman designed and built the Town of
Pullman, a model industrial town in the state of? a) New
York b) Ohio c) Illinois d) Michigan - Answer-C
Initiated in 1969, the "A-95" clearinghouse review process
was responsible for? a) Massive eminent domain suits. b)
The creation of regional planning agencies. c) The
recession in the midwest. d) Construction of affordable
housing in the northeast. - Answer-B
"The Baltimore Plan" refers to? a) Baltimore's 1895 master
plan. b) Balitmore's 1985 master plan. c) The cleaning up
of various cities in the 1950s. d) Construction of affordable
housing in the northeast. - Answer-C
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
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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
This 1915 zoning case involved the operation of a
brickyard within metropolitan Los Angeles. Name it. a)
Hadachek v. Sebastian b) Euclid v. Ambler Realty c) Jones
v. Los Angeles d) Nectow v. Cambridge - Answer-A
Of the following techniques for preserving agricultural
land, which would be the MOST effective? a) Transfer of
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Development Rights. b) No growth policy. c) Building
permit moratorium. d) Righ to farm ordinance. - Answer-B
What is satisficing? a) A term menaing that an applicant is
satisfied with the approval of his project. b) Accepting
policy options short of maximizing goal attainament. c)
Accepting policy options short to attaining 100%
consensus. d) Both B and C. - Answer-D
Transportation Systems Management (TSM) includes all
of the following EXCEPT? a) Carpooling and vanpooling
incentives. b) Major new transportation facilities. c)
Improved transit service. d) Staggered work schedules. -
Answer-B
A county planner leaves the public sector to become a
consultant. How long should she wait before representing
a private client in any action before the county she may
have influenced before leaving public employment. The
planner is a member of AICP. a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 3
years d) Never - Answer-A
Which of the following statements are NOT true? I. As
activities become more complex, an organization tends to
AICP Certification Exam, American Institute of
Certified Planners (APA)||Verified Exam!!||, 2026/2027-
Question Practice Exam with Complete Q&A and
Verified Answers||Newest Exam!!!
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
Courts have ruled that rezoning does NOT constitute spot
zoning if? a) The rezoning is adopted by unanimouse vote
of the legislative body. b) The rezoning is not appealed. c)
The rezoning is enacted in accordance with a
comprehensive plan. d) The rezoning allows for special
permit or special exception waivers. - Answer-C
"Amortization" as it applies to zoning practice refers to? a)
The prohibition of expanding non-conforming uses. b) The
,2|Page
determination of the remaining useful life of a pre-existing
non- conforming use. c) The purchase of property for
public use. d) Eminent domain. - Answer-B
In 1880, George Pullman designed and built the Town of
Pullman, a model industrial town in the state of? a) New
York b) Ohio c) Illinois d) Michigan - Answer-C
Initiated in 1969, the "A-95" clearinghouse review process
was responsible for? a) Massive eminent domain suits. b)
The creation of regional planning agencies. c) The
recession in the midwest. d) Construction of affordable
housing in the northeast. - Answer-B
"The Baltimore Plan" refers to? a) Baltimore's 1895 master
plan. b) Balitmore's 1985 master plan. c) The cleaning up
of various cities in the 1950s. d) Construction of affordable
housing in the northeast. - Answer-C
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
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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
This 1915 zoning case involved the operation of a
brickyard within metropolitan Los Angeles. Name it. a)
Hadachek v. Sebastian b) Euclid v. Ambler Realty c) Jones
v. Los Angeles d) Nectow v. Cambridge - Answer-A
Of the following techniques for preserving agricultural
land, which would be the MOST effective? a) Transfer of
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Development Rights. b) No growth policy. c) Building
permit moratorium. d) Righ to farm ordinance. - Answer-B
What is satisficing? a) A term menaing that an applicant is
satisfied with the approval of his project. b) Accepting
policy options short of maximizing goal attainament. c)
Accepting policy options short to attaining 100%
consensus. d) Both B and C. - Answer-D
Transportation Systems Management (TSM) includes all
of the following EXCEPT? a) Carpooling and vanpooling
incentives. b) Major new transportation facilities. c)
Improved transit service. d) Staggered work schedules. -
Answer-B
A county planner leaves the public sector to become a
consultant. How long should she wait before representing
a private client in any action before the county she may
have influenced before leaving public employment. The
planner is a member of AICP. a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 3
years d) Never - Answer-A
Which of the following statements are NOT true? I. As
activities become more complex, an organization tends to
