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Q.1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Q.2 Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?
Q.3 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling foreign affairs?
Q.4 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling the situation in Iraq?
Q.5 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling the nation's economy?
Q.7 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Al Gore is handling his job as vice president?
Q.8 Do you think Gore has the honesty and integrity to serve effectively as president some day?
Q.9 Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job?
Q.10 Do you approve or disapprove of the way your own representative to the U.S. House of Representatives is handling his or her job?
Q.11 I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel about the way the federal government works. Do you feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?
Q.12 How much of the time do you trust the government in Washington to do what is right? Would you say just about always, most of the time, or only some of the time?
Q.13 Who do you trust to do a better job coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years - Clinton or the Republicans in Congress?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Al Gore?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Hillary Clinton?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about George W. Bush, who is the governor of Texas?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Republicans in Congress?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Democrats in Congress?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Kenneth Starr?
Q.14 I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Elizabeth Dole?
Q.14B I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Bill Clinton?
Q.15 Overall, which party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years?
Q.17 I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the next election for Congress - are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, or are the chances 50-50 or less that you will vote?
Q.18 Thinking about the next U.S. House of Representatives election in the Congressional District where you live, if that election were being held today, for whom would you vote: .....?
Q.19 Who would you lean toward, .....?
Q.20 If the election for president in the year 2000 were being held today, and the candidates were ....., for whom would you vote?
Q.21 Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about things in the news. As you may know, the Senate has found Bill Clinton not guilty of the impeachment charges against him, meaning he can remain in office. Do you approve or disapprove of the Senate...
Q.22 How do you feel about the way the impeachment and trial process worked: would you say you are pleased, satisfied but not pleased, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?
Q.23 Do you think the Senate should censure or officially reprimand Clinton for his actions in the Monica Lewinsky matter, or should it drop the case without censuring Clinton?
Q.25 If your U.S. Senator voted to convict and remove Clinton from office, will that make you more likely to support your senator in the next election, more likely to oppose your senator for re-election, or won't it make much difference in your vote?
Q.26 And what if your U.S. Senator voted NOT to convict and remove Clinton from office, will that make you more likely to support your senator in the next election, more likely to oppose your senator for re-election, or won't it make much difference...
Q.26A Now thinking back to the impeachment vote last December in the US House of Representatives, do you happen to know whether your Representative in the House voted in favor of impeaching Bill Clinton, voted against impeaching him...
Q.26B Will that vote make you more likely to support your representative in the next election, more likely to oppose your representative, or won't it make much difference in your vote?
Q.27 Clinton still could face criminal charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. That could happen while he's still in office, or after he leaves office. Do you think Clinton should or should not face criminal charges at some point?
Q.27A Should he face criminal charges while he's still in office, or after he leaves office?
Q.28 Do you think the Republicans had a fair chance to present their case against Clinton in the Senate, or not?
Q.29 Considering everything, who do you think is more to blame for the impeachment trial -- Clinton himself, for his actions, or Congress for pursuing the case against him?
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Q906. In talking to people about elections, we often find out that a lot of people aren't able to vote because they were not registered, or they were sick, or they just didn't have time. How about you-do you remember for sure whether you voted...
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Q.59 What about this past November, when elections for the United States House of Representatives were held. Do you remember for sure whether you voted in that election to select your congressional district's representative to the United States House?
Q.60 Which candidate for The House did you vote for, the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?
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