AICP Questions and Answers

What was Saul Alinsky know for?

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. Often, planners who are faced with this type of dilemma:

Which of the following occurred in 1909?

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

The American Community Survey will replace the _____________?

What is the mode of the following: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4?

What is another name for CERCLA?

What organization did Peter Calthorpe found?

Who was the father of regional planning?

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 you do in the short term?

The ratio of an industry’s share of local employment divided by its share of the nation (or other higher level of government) is less than one. The area is ___________ this industry’s products?

Who designed Letchworth and who designed Welwyn?

What year was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?

Scenario

You are responsible for recommending contracts to the city council. Your immediate supervisor has asked you to prepare a recommendation for a large contract for an individual you know is a good friend of your supervisor. After reviewing the contract, you conclude that the contract amount is not commensurate with the scope of work provided. You believe the contract is a waste of taxpayer dollars if it were to be granted. What might you do if your supervisor pressures you for a favorable recommendation?

Each of the following may constitute a conflict of interest for a public planner under the AICP Code of Ethics EXCEPT: