If, on a questionnaire, a respondent is asked "what do you feel is the most important crime problem facing the police in your city today? ", they are being asked what type of question?

They are being asked a Closed Question, because this tpe of question requires a specific answer which it could be a "yes", "no" or a specific information. And in this case this question is asking for a specific problem.

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thist title points out that you are explaining the nature of the u.s. government. it is the most specific. a representative government consists of a government where decisions are taken according to a voting system. the most essential aspect of a representative government is found in the different structures where voting rights are granted to different groups of people. for example, voting for governor, mayor, president, local police chief etc.