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9. An environmental impact statement is usually used to a. provide decision maker with information necessary to make decision. b. protect developers from lawsuits. c. directly determine whether to proceed or abandon a development project. d. gather information about site in encyclopedic form.

a. provide decision maker with information necessary to make decision.

6. Under the power of eminent domain, the government takes the land away from its former owner. By contrast, using police power, the government a. regulates its use. b. occupies the land. c. restricts ownership. d. subdivides the land.

a. regulates its use.

d. a constitutionally granted right of the state. 5. In reviewing the U.S. Supreme Court's analysis of the regulatory takings issue, what word best describes its underpinnings? a. Efficiency b. Economics c. Power d. Clarity

b. Economics

8. An appropriate use for a growth management plan is to a. shift growth to surrounding communities. b. avoid haphazard, uncontrolled growth. c. keep communities from becoming economically mixed. d. insulate the community from the tax burden created by growth.

b. avoid haphazard, uncontrolled growth.

1. Restrictive covenants are usually placed in the a. local newspaper at the time of the property sale. b. charter of the community enforcing the covenant. c. deed when the property is conveyed to the buyer. d. mortgage and note required by the lender.

c. deed when the property is conveyed to the buyer.

10. Responsibility for preparation of an EIS lies with the a. developer. b. ultimate purchaser. c. government agency. d. builder.

c. government agency.

4. The best description of police power is that it is a. the authority of the government to seize land for the public good. b. the power of the police to arrest persons for criminal activity. c. the state's power to regulate to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare.

c. the state's power to regulate to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare.

7. A comprehensive plan is a. clearly defined by law. b. primarily concerned with environmental impact. c. decreasingly being used by state and municipal governments. d. an attempt to set general guidelines for community development.

d. an attempt to set general guidelines for community development.

2. Courts do not favor restrictive covenants because they a. cause too much litigation. b. are difficult to interpret years later. c. tend to perpetuate petty biases of sellers. d. encroach on the free transferability of land.

d. encroach on the free transferability of land.

3. According to the text, one of the reasons why the need for restrictive covenants is decreasing is the a. trend toward absolute ownership rights in land. b. widespread support for community planning. c. court's general refusal to uphold such covenants. d. increase in zoning and building codes.

d. increase in zoning and building codes.