AICP Questions with 100% Correct Answers Updated 2026

AICP Questions with 100%
Correct Answers Updated 2026
TheAperiodAbetweenA1860AandA1870AinAtheAUSAsawAtheAbeginningAofAsuburb
anization,AwithAtheAcreationAofAsmallAsettlementsAbeyondAlargeAcities.AWhichA
ofAtheAfollowingAcitiesAexemplifiesAthisAearlyAAmericanAsuburbanization?Aa)AR
adburn,ANewAJerseyAb)ARiverside,AIllinoisAc)ALakeAForest,AIllinoisA-AAnswerAB


WhichAsystemAmayAbeAusedAforAlegalAdescriptionApurposes?Aa)AUSAGovernmen
tASurveyAb)AMetesAandABoundsAc)ALot,Ablock,AandAtractAd)AAllAofAtheAaboveA-
AAnswerAD


FredAFrenchACo.Av.ACityAofAnewAYorkAintroducedAforAtheAfirstAtimeAtheAconcept
Aof?Aa)APlnnedAunitAdevelopmentAb)ATransferAofAdevelopmentArightsAc)AEminen
tAdomainAd)AOpenAspaceAzoningA-AAnswerAA


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAmostAappropriatelyAbeAtheAfunctionAofAaAstateA
governmentAratherAthanAtheAlocalAorAfederalAgovernments?Aa)AAestheticsAregul
ationsAb)AHistoricApropertiesAdesignationAc)ARedevelopmentAd)AScenicAriversAde
signationA-AAnswerAD


AmongAtheAmanyAprojectsAduringAtheAearlyAyearsAofAtheANewADealAEra,Awhat
AwasAaAmajorAregionalAdevelopmentAprogramAthatAbecameAknownAas?Aa)AThe
ATenesseeAValleyAAuthorityAb)ATheAUSHAAProgramAc)ATheAGreenbeltATownsAd)A
TheAPWAAProgramA-AAnswerAA


WhichA"GreatAExpediter"Asaid,A"IfAtheAendsAdon'tAjustifyAtheAmeans,AthenAwh
atAtheAhellAdoes"?Aa)ADanielABurnhamAb)AMikeAWaiczisAc)ARobertAMosesAd)A
AdolphAHitlerA-AAnswerAC


CourtsAhaveAruledAthatArezoningAdoesANOTAconstituteAspotAzoningAif?Aa)ATheA
rezoningAisAadoptedAbyAunanimouseAvoteAofAtheAlegislativeAbody.Ab)ATheArezo
ningAisAnotAappealed.Ac)ATheArezoningAisAenactedAinAaccordanceAwithAaAcompr
ehensiveAplan.Ad)ATheArezoningAallowsAforAspecialApermitAorAspecialAexception
Awaivers.A-AAnswerAC

,"Amortization"AasAitAappliesAtoAzoningApracticeArefersAto?Aa)ATheAprohibitionA
ofAexpandingAnon-
conformingAuses.Ab)ATheAdeterminationAofAtheAremainingAusefulAlifeAofAaApre-
existingAnon-
AconformingAuse.Ac)ATheApurchaseAofApropertyAforApublicAuse.Ad)AEminentAdom
ain.A-AAnswerAB


InA1880,AGeorgeAPullmanAdesignedAandAbuiltAtheATownAofAPullman,AaAmodel
AindustrialAtownAinAtheAstateAof?Aa)ANewAYorkAb)AOhioAc)AIllinoisAd)AMichiga
nA-AAnswerAC


InitiatedAinA1969,AtheA"A-
95"AclearinghouseAreviewAprocessAwasAresponsibleAfor?Aa)AMassiveAeminentAd
omainAsuits.Ab)ATheAcreationAofAregionalAplanningAagencies.Ac)ATheArecessionAi
nAtheAmidwest.Ad)AConstructionAofAaffordableAhousingAinAtheAnortheast.A-
AAnswerAB


"TheABaltimoreAPlan"ArefersAto?Aa)ABaltimore'sA1895AmasterAplan.Ab)ABalitmo
re'sA1985AmasterAplan.Ac)ATheAcleaningAupAofAvariousAcitiesAinAtheA1950s.Ad)
AConstructionAofAaffordableAhousingAinAtheAnortheast.A-AAnswerAC


ThisA1915AzoningAcaseAinvolvedAtheAoperationAofAaAbrickyardAwithinAmetropol
itanALosAAngeles.ANameAit.Aa)AHadachekAv.ASebastianAb)AEuclidAv.AAmblerARe
altyAc)AJonesAv.ALosAAngelesAd)ANectowAv.ACambridgeA-AAnswerAA


OfAtheAfollowingAtechniquesAforApreservingAagriculturalAland,AwhichAwouldAbeA
theAMOSTAeffective?Aa)ATransferAofADevelopmentARights.Ab)ANoAgrowthApolicy.
Ac)ABuildingApermitAmoratorium.Ad)ARighAtoAfarmAordinance.A-AAnswerAB


WhatAisAsatisficing?Aa)AAAtermAmenaingAthatAanAapplicantAisAsatisfiedAwithAt
heAapprovalAofAhisAproject.Ab)AAcceptingApolicyAoptionsAshortAofAmaximizingAg
oalAattainament.Ac)AAcceptingApolicyAoptionsAshortAtoAattainingA100%Aconsens
us.Ad)ABothABAandAC.A-AAnswerAD

,TransportationASystemsAManagementA(TSM)AincludesAallAofAtheAfollowingAEXCEP
T?Aa)ACarpoolingAandAvanpoolingAincentives.Ab)AMajorAnewAtransportationAfacil
ities.Ac)AImprovedAtransitAservice.Ad)AStaggeredAworkAschedules.A-AAnswerAB


AAcountyAplannerAleavesAtheApublicAsectorAtoAbecomeAaAconsultant.AHowAlong
AshouldAsheAwaitAbeforeArepresentingAaAprivateAclientAinAanyAactionAbeforeAt
heAcountyAsheAmayAhaveAinfluencedAbeforeAleavingApublicAemployment.ATheApl
annerAisAaAmemberAofAAICP.Aa)A1AyearAb)A2AyearsAc)A3AyearsAd)ANeverA-
AAnswerAA


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAareANOTAtrue?AI.AAsAactivitiesAbecomeAmor
eAcomplex,AanAorganizationAtendsAtoAgrowAdownwardAatAaArapidArate.AII.AHo
rizontalAgrowthAmayAoccurAonlyAatAtheAtopAlevelAofAanAorganization.AIII.APubl
icAinformationAandAtechnicalAassistanceAareAexamplesAofAspecializedAstaffAactiv
ities.AIV.ATheAthreeAbasicAlineAfunctionsAcanAbeAappliedAtoAdepartmentalAstruc
tureAasAwellAasAtoAtheAorganizationAitself.Aa)AIAandAIVAb)AIAandAIIIAc)AIIAan
dAIVA-AAnswerAC


2.AYouAareAworkingAatAtheApublicAcounterAwhenAanAangryAcitizenAbeginsAtoAy
ellAatAyou.AHowAdoAyouAhandleAthisAsituation?AI.ATellAhimAyouAwillAmeetAhi
mAinAtheAparkingAlotAinA10Aminutes.AII.AInsistAthatAtheAgentlemanAcalmAdow
nAsoAyouAcanAassistAhim.AIII.AInviteAhimAintoAtheAofficeAwithAanotherAstaffAm
emberAtoAdiscussAhisAproblemAonAanAindividualAbasis.AIV.ACallAtheApoliceAand
AhaveAhimAarrested.Aa)AIAonlyAb)AIAandAIIAc)AIVAonlyAd)AIIAandAIIIA-
AAnswerAD


AAprincipalAplannerAofAaAlargeAmetropolitanAareaAisAresponsibleAforAfacilitatin
gAtheAorganizationAofAaAparksAandAopenAspaceAadvisoryAcommitteeAforAtheAco
unty.ARepresentativesAfromAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAgroupsAshouldAbeAconsidere
dAforAtheAcommittee?AI.AStockbrokers,Abankers,ArealAestateAbrokers.AII.ALands
capeAarchitects,AprivateAcitizens,AandAlawAenforcement.AIII.AChamberAofAcomme
rce,AbuildingAindustry,Afarmers.AIV.AEnvironmentalistAgroup,AsmallAbusinessAop
erator,AschoolAdistrict.Aa)AIAanAIVAb)AIIAandAIIIAc)AI,AII,AandAIVAd)AAllAofAth
eAaboveA-AAnswerAD


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcourAcasesAFIRSTAestablishedAtheAconceptAofA"publicAw
elfare"?Aa)AVillageAofAEuclidAv.AAmblerARealtyACo.Ab)AGoldenAv.APlanningABo

, ardAofARamapo.Ac)ASouthernABurlingtonACountyANAACPAv.ATownshipAofAMountA
Laurel.Ad)ANectonAv.ACityAofACambridge.A-AAnswerAA


EdwardAM.ABassettA1863-1948A-
AAnswerAFatherAofAZoning.AHelpedAshapeAStandardACityAEnablingAActA-A1928


WhoAwasAAlfredABettman?AWhatAwereAhisApositions?AWhatAdidAheAinfluence?A
WhatAdidAheAplayAaAkeyAroleAin?A-
AAnswerA*CincinattiALawyerA&A1stAPresidentAofAtheAAmericanASocietyAofAPlann
ingAOfficialsA*PlanningALawA*PlayedAkeyAroleAinACincinattiAPlanA-
A1925;AEuclidAv.AAmberA(1926)


WhoAisADanielAHudsonABurnham?AWhatAisAheAknownAas?AWhatAisAheAknown
Afor?AWhatAisAhisAquote?A-
AAnswerA*FatherAofAcityAplanningAinAUS.A*1909A"PlanAforAChicago"AthatAgave
AbirthAtoAmodernAcityAplanning.A*HisAWhiteACityAatAtheAColumbianAExpoAinspi
redAtheACityABeautifulAMovement.A*MakeAnoAsmallAplans:AtheyAhaveAnoAmagic
AtoAstirAmen'sA(orAwomen's)Ablood.


WhoAwasAClarenceAStein?AWhatAdidAheAdesing?AWhatAdidAheAChair?A-
AAnswerACo-designedARadburn,ANJANYACommissionAofAHOusing


TheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheAcensus,AasAindicatedAinAtheAUSAConstitutionAisAto
AprovideAtheAbasisAfor?Aa)AFairAapportionmentAamongAtheAstatesAofAseatsAinA
theAUSAHouseAofARepresentatives.Ab)ATheAdistricbutionAofAfederalAfundsAtoAsta
teAandAlocalAgovernments.Ac)ATheAdistributionAofAstateAfundsAtoAlocalAgovernm
ents.Ad)ATheAfairAapportionmentAamongAtheAstatesAofAseatsAinAtheAUSASenate.
A-AAnswerAA


TheA"ZoningAGame"AwasAwrittenAby?Aa)ARichardABabcockAb)AJaneAJacobsAc)AL
ewisAMumfordAd)AIanAMcHargA-AAnswerAA


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAmostAappropriatelyAbeAtheAfunctionAofAtheAfede
ralAgovernment?Aa)AAestheticsAregulationsAb)AAirApollutionAcontrolAc)AZoningAd
)ASchoolAplanningA-AAnswerAB