AICP Practice Exam Questions and Answers

A.  

Determine a middle ground between the opposing parties so that the mediator may formulate a resolution.

B.  

Ascertain which of the two parties’ positions is in the greater public interest to determine a recommended solution.

C.  

Document the position of both sides in a report to the governing board and let the board decide the matter following a hearing of the parties.

D.  

Try to move the opposing parties from their positions to their interests to see if a resolution can be formulated that adequately satisfies the interests of both.

A.  

Refuse to continue with the project until the data are corrected

B.  

Rely on other sources of data and continue with the project

C.  

Evaluate the seriousness of the problem and report it to the project leader

D.  

Write the findings of the survey as reported, noting the reliability problem

A.  

Local control of schools.

B.  

Federal preemption of states’ rights.

C.  

Incompetent administration of schools.

D.  

Unequal local tax bases.

A.  

Must be committed to implement a project.

B.  

Are diverted from one project to make another one feasible.

C.  

Are associated with the impacts of a project.

D.  

Do not vary with the level of project output.

A.  

Apply only to private actions.

B.  

Apply only to public actions.

C.  

Establish structure for later project reviews.

D.  

Avoid performance criteria in favor of specific standards.

A.  

The annual purchase of replacement police cars.

B.  

Payments a city makes to a county to lease a building for five years for city offices.

C.  

Architectural design fees for the construction of a new city hall.

D.  

Repair of a ruptured major sewer outfall.

A.  

Values of the stakeholders of the jurisdiction

B.  

Prioritizing the opinions of special interest groups

C.  

Involvement of out-of-state corporations

D.  

Consensus among the various governmental agencies

A.  

Net cash flow to the public sector resulting from residential and nonresidential development.

B.  

Job creation and profitability of a private sector development proposal.

C.  

Tax revenues at the regional, state, and national level.

D.  

Developer investment for onsite improvements.

A.  

Hold a charrette at the local middle school in the planning process.

B.  

Invite a diverse set of community leaders to a public hearing at city hall.

C.  

Send a multi-lingual brochure to registered voters in the community about the planning process.

D.  

Attend meetings of local organizations in advance of the planning process starting.

A.  

Random sampling

B.  

Mail-back questionnaires

C.  

Stratified sampling

D.  

Public meetings