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Question 1

Which of the following is not part of the AICP Code of Ethics?

Options:

Assist in the clarification of community goals, objectives and policies in plan-making.

A planner must have special concern for the long range consequences of present actions.

A planner must strive to expand choice and opportunity for all persons, recognizing a special responsibility to plan for the needs of disadvantaged groups and person, and must urge the alteration of policies, institutions and decisions which oppose such needs.

A planner must strive to give citizens the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the development of plans and programs. Participation should be broad enough to include people who lack formal organization or influence.

Question 2

Which of the following occurred in 1909?

Options:

Daniel Burnham completed the first regional comprehensive plan for Chicago.

Wisconsin passed the first state enabling legislation permitting cities to plan.

Los Angeles was the first city to apply zoning to undeveloped lands

The first course in city planning was offered at Harvard College’s Landscape Architecture Department.

All of the above

Question 3

What is the largest tribal land holding in acres? (note for all others that are not the answer they are the answer to other questions that you should know).

Options:

40 Million

52 Million

191 Million

16 Million

Question 4

Who was known for satisficing?

Options:

Friedmann

Lindblom

Krumholz

Simon

Question 5

Which of the following cities was the first garden city in the United States?

Options:

Reston, VA

Columbia, MD

Levittown, NY

Radburn, NJ

Question 6

What is the median of the following: 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6?

Options:

4.5

Question 7

What are LULU’s?

Options:

Locally unwanted land uses

Locally unwanted logical uses

Locally unwanted large uses

Locally unwanted laboratory uses

Question 8

Which of the following would be included as an element of a comprehensive plan?

Options:

Land Use Plan

Demographics

Historic Preservation

Implementation Schedule

Question 9

Scenario

A site application is complete and is about to go before the planning commission. As a member of the planning staff, you believe there is the appearance of a conflict of interest for a planning commissioner who owns property near the proposed site and stands to benefit from the increase in property value that the new development is projected to generate. What might you do?

Options:

Answer:

See the solution below

Explanation:

First, consider what should already have happened before the application was about to go before the planning commission. Clearly, you should know about any laws in your state or jurisdiction that apply to such a situation and should follow the law. The potential conflict should have been identified well before this. After noticing the conflict, based on office protocol, it must be decided who will approach (or confront) the commissioner about the conflict of interest. If your boss is unwilling to explain the conflict of interest, you must decide how you will handle this. You might ask the APA Ethics Officer for informal advice on what you should do (Procedure 2).

Whoever brings the conflict to the attention of the commissioner should recommend that the commissioner recuse himself or herself from the planning commission meeting. Suppose the potential conflict only became apparent at the time of the meeting. At that point in time, you should explain the problem to the planning director. Then, the planning director and the commissioner might consult privately and decide what to do; if the law is clear, obviously the decision must be to follow the law. If the decision is made that the commissioner should recuse himself or herself from the decision-making process, then the commissioner should leave the room. Recusing oneself means more than just sitting there quietly. In addition, the commissioner must not engage in future discussions with the board or planning staff about the application (Ethical Principle 2).

Suppose the law on what constitutes a conflict of interests is not clear or does not exist and suppose that the commissioner says that this is silly and that there is no conflict of interest. Then you might go to the jurisdictional attorney for guidance. If the commissioner continues to participate in the process, you should clearly state the conflict in your report (Rule of Conduct 19).

Question 10

Which method uses a larger geographic area to interpolate a smaller geographic area’s population?

Options:

Linear

Symptomatic

Cohort Survial

Step-down

Question 11

Scenario

You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event. What might be your first reaction?

Options:

Question 12

What year was RLUIPA passed?

Options:

1994

1996

1998

2000

Question 13

What percentage of Americans lived in urbanized areas in the 2000 Census, the shortest since 1820?

Options:

86%

78%

68%

50%

Question 14

How many subjects are in the short form of the US Census?

Options:

Question 15

In utilizing the sector theory which land is given the highest values?

Options:

Along stream corridors

Along major roadways

Along mountain ranges

Around lakes and bodies of water

Question 16

What is the largest concrete structure in the US in 1941?

Options:

Grand Coulee Dam

Hoover Dam

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Golden Gate Bridge

Question 17

You are the planning director in a small town. Your husband runs the local country club and is applying for construction of a new swimming pool. This application will be reviewed by the planning commission for approval. What will you do?

Options:

Invite the planning commission to tour the country club to see exactly where the pool will be built.

Ask your husband to offer complimentary memberships to all commissioners.

Inform the commission about your connection to the situation and remove yourself from the review process.

Write an extensive staff report about the benefits of the pool for the community.

Question 18

Transportation Demand Management strategies include all but?

Options:

Car pools

Expanding the number of lanes on a highway

Bicycle racks on buses

Guaranteed ride home program

Question 19

Which of the following cases was found to violate the first amendment’s freedom of speech?

Options:

Metromedia v City of San Diego

City of Renton v Playtime

Mugler v Kansas

Young v. American Mini Theaters

Question 20

What is the best use of a Gantt chart?

Options:

Allocation of time among various tasks

Illustrate how different tasks are related

Illustrates how one task must be completed before beginning another

Utilizes a table with alternatives in the rows and various impact factors in columns

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