American Planning Association Exam AICP Topic 5 Question 47 Discussion

Actual exam question for American Planning Association's AICP exam

Question #: 47
Topic #: 5

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

AMetromedia v City of San Diego

BCity of Renton v Playtime

CMugler v Kansas

DYoung v. American Mini Theaters

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B . wrote Edge Cities in 1991

C . wrote Making City Planning Work in 1985

D . advocate for new urbanism or neotraditional design

by Cristal at Oct 14, 2022, 06:43 AM

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Brett

2 months ago

I'm just gonna go with 'all of the above' and hope for the best. Honestly, these free speech cases can be a real circus sometimes!

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Ocie

2 months ago

Ooh, tricky one. But I think B) City of Renton v Playtime is the right answer. That case ruled against zoning restrictions on adult businesses.

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Tequila

22 days ago

I remember studying that case, it definitely set a precedent for zoning restrictions on adult businesses.

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Francesco

1 months ago

That's correct, City of Renton v Playtime was found to violate the first amendment's freedom of speech.

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Viola

1 months ago

I agree with you, B) City of Renton v Playtime is the correct answer.

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Latrice

2 months ago

Hold on, isn't C) Mugler v Kansas about prohibition laws? I don't think that's related to free speech at all. What a weird choice!

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Oliva

2 months ago

I'm leaning towards D) Young v. American Mini Theaters. That case involved zoning restrictions on adult theaters, which the court deemed unconstitutional.

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Tawna

1 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think B) City of Renton v Playtime involved zoning regulations for adult businesses, which could also be a violation of freedom of speech.

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Sabra

1 months ago

I think A) Metromedia v City of San Diego also dealt with restrictions on outdoor advertising, which could be seen as limiting free speech.

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Nana

2 months ago

I agree, D) Young v. American Mini Theaters was a clear violation of freedom of speech.

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Mila

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm pretty sure it's Metromedia v City of San Diego. That case dealt with restrictions on billboards, which the court found violated free speech.

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Malcom

2 months ago

I remember studying that case in my constitutional law class, it was a landmark decision.

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Shawn

2 months ago

Yeah, that case definitely set a precedent for protecting free speech rights.

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Arlette

2 months ago

I think you're right, Metromedia v City of San Diego did violate the first amendment's freedom of speech.

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Rosio

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be D) Young v. American Mini Theaters because it involved restrictions on adult theaters which could be seen as a violation of freedom of speech.

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Caprice

3 months ago

I agree with Golda, because in that case the court found that the city's restrictions on billboards violated the First Amendment.

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Golda

4 months ago

I think the answer is A) Metromedia v City of San Diego.

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