CNN/ USA TODAY/ GALLUP POLL POST HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTE ON IMPEACHMENT -- FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- AC: 7254 TIMBERLINE: 125423 R: PRINCETON JOB: #98-12-052 N=800National Adults David Moore, Lydia Saad December 12-13. 1998 INTRODUCTION: Hello, I am calling from the Gallup Organization. I'd like to ask a few questions of the youngest male, 18 years of age or older, who is now at home (IF NO MALE, ASK: May I please speak with the oldest female, 18 years of age or older, who is now at home?) First, 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President? [620] 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 Don't know/ refused 2. As you may know, removing a president form office involves two major steps in Congress. First, the House of Representatives must vote on whether there is enough evidence to bring a president to trial before the Senate. This step is called impeachment. Next, the Senate must vote on whether to remove the president from office, or not. What would you want YOUR member of the house of Representatives to do - 1 Vote in favor of impeaching Clinton and sending the case to the Senate for trial 2 Vote against impeachment of Clinton 3 Don't know/ refused 3. If the House does vote to impeach Clinton and send the case to the Senate for trial, what would you want YOUR Senators to do - [622] 1 Vote in favor of convicting Clinton and removing him from office 2 Vote against convicting Clinton so he will remain in office 3 Don't know/ refused 4. Do you think Bill Clinton should or should not resign NOW and turn the presidency over to Al Gore? [623] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don't know/ refused 5. Rather than removing President Clinton from office, do you think Congress should or should not resolve this matter by voting to censure Clinton - that is, pass a formal resolution expressing disapproval of his actions? [624] 1 Yes, should 2 No, should not 3 Don't know/ refused 6. Regardless of how you feel about impeachment, what is your best guess - do you think that eventually the FULL House of Representatives will - or will not-vote to impeach Clinton and send the case to the Senate for trial? [625] 1 Will vote to impeach 2 Will not vote to impeach 3 Don't know/ refused 7. And what is your best guess about what the Senate would do if the House does in fact impeach Clinton: do you think that the Senate would - or would not - vote to convict Clinton and remove him from office? [626] 1 Would vote to convict and remove from office 2 Would not vote to convict 3 Don't know/ refused Now, thinking about the House Judiciary Committee - 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the current into the charges against Bill Clinton? 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 3 Don't know/ refused a. The Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee [627] b. The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee [628] 9. Now thinking specifically about the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Henry Hyde, do you think the way he handled the impeachment hearings was fair or not fair? [629] 1 Fair 2 Not fair 3 Unsure/ don't know enough to say 4 Refused Now we would like to ask about the importance of the impeachment proceedings to you personally and to the country. First, ... 10. How important is it to you personally whether or not Bill Clinton is impeached and removed from office. Is it: [630] 1 Very important 2 Moderately important 3 Only a little important 4 Not important at all 5 Don't know/ refused 11. How important is it to the country as a whole whether or not Bill Clinton is impeached and removed from office. Is it: [631] 1 Very important 2 Moderately important 3 Only a little important 4 Not important at all 5 Don't know/ refused Now I would like to ask you what consequences, if any, might occur if the full House of Representatives votes to impeach Bill Clinton and the Senate conducts a trial. 12. Do you think that while the Senate is conducting the trial, the [read and rotate a-c] would - or would not - be seriously harmed? Next do you think that while the Senate is conducting the trial, the [read next item] would - or would not - be seriously harmed? 1 Would be seriously harmed 2 Would not be seriously harmed 3 Don't know/ refused a. ability of the federal government to operate effectively [632] b. nation's economy [633] c. ability of the country to respond to foreign events and foreign policy matters [634] 13. And now thinking more in the long run - which comes closer to your point of view: [635] 1 The country will be harmed in the long run if Clinton is NOT impeached 2 The country will be harmed in the long run is Clinton is impeached 3 The country will not be harmed in the long run whether or not Clinton is impeached 4 Don't know/ refused 14. Now, looking at your own personal reaction, if the full House of Representatives votes to impeach Bill Clinton and send his case to the Senate for trial - would you feel: 1 Yes 2 No 3 Don't know/ refused a. angry or not? [636] b. pleased or not? [637] c. sad or not? [638] 15. Suppose the full House of Representatives votes to censure Clinton but not impeach him. Would you feel: 1 Yes 2 No 3 Don't know/ refused a. angry or not? [639] b. pleased or not? [640] c. sad or not? [641] 16. And, finally, suppose the full House of Representatives votes against both impeachment and censure of Clinton, and therefore takes no formal action against him. Would you feel: 1 Yes 2 No 3 Don't know/ refused a. angry or not? [642] b. pleased or not? [643] c. sad or not? [644] 17. Here is a different question about the possible impeachment of President Clinton. Do you think that when members of Congress vote on impeachment, they have a duty: [645] 1 To pay more attention tot he people they represent 2 To pay more attention to their own conscience 3 Don't know/ refused 18. Finally, how closely have you been following the Congressional impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton [646] 1 Very closely 2 Somewhat closely 3 Not too closely 4 Not at all 5 Don't know/ refused On a separate matter - 19. I'd like to rate the political parties on a scale. FI you have a favorable opinion of the party, name a number between plus one and plus five - the higher the number, the more favorable your opinion. FI you have an unfavorable opinion of the party, name a number between minus one and minus five - the higher the number the more unfavorable your opinion. First, how would you rate... [647-650] A. The Republican Party 01 -5 07 +2 02 -4 08 +3 03 -3 09 +4 04 -2 10 +5 05 -1 11 Don't know 06 +1 12 Refused B. The Democratic Party 01 -5 07 +2 02 -4 08 +3 03 -3 09 +4 04 -2 10 +5 05 -1 11 Don't know 06 +1 12 Refused 20. Have the congressional impeachment proceedings given you more respect or less respect for each of the following 1 More respect 2 Less respect 3 Not affected respect 4 Don't know/ refused a. The Congress [651] b. The Republicans in Congress [652] c. The Democrats in Congress [653] GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS [DEMOGRAPHICS START HERE] That completes the interview. I'd just like to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only. PLEASE RECORD AND VERIFY PHONE NUMBER: ( ) _____ - __________ AREA CODE EXCHANGE NUMBER INTERVIEW TIME ____________ D1. CHECK RESPONDENT'S SEX: [44] 1 Male 2 Female D2. What is your age? [45,46] 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 00 = Don't know D3. What is the last grade or class that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ) [47] 1 None, or grade 1-4 -- GO TO D4 2 Grades 5, 6 or 7 -- GO TO D4 3 Grade 8 -- GO TO D4 4 High school incomplete (Grades 9 - 11) -- GO TO D4 5 High school graduate, Grade 12 -- GO TO D4 6 Technical, trade, or business after high school -- GO TO D4 7 College/university incomplete -- GO TO D4 8 College/university graduate or more 9 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED -- GO TO D4 D3A. Do you have a post-graduate education beyond a 4-year bachelor's degree? [512] 1 Yes (includes masters degree, doctorate, law degree, etc.) 2 No 3 Don't know/ refused D4. Are you, yourself of Hispanic origin or descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish background? [513] 1 Yes 2 No 3 DON'T KNOW 4 REFUSED D4a. What is your race? Are you white, African-American, or some other race? [514,515] 01 Other (list) 02 (DK) 03 (Refused) 04 HOLD 05 HOLD 06 White 07 African-American/Black 08 (Hispanic) -- (Continue) D4b. (If code "08" in D4a, ask:) Do you consider yourself to be white-Hispanic, or black-Hispanic? [516,517] 01 Other (list) 02 (DK) 03 (Refused) 04 HOLD 05 HOLD 06 White-Hispanic 07 Black-Hispanic 08 (Hispanic/Respondent refuses to discriminate) D5. Is your total annual household income before taxes $20,00 or more or is it less tan $20,000 [553-554] (IF UNDER ASK:) Is it over or under $15,000? (IF UNDER ASK:) Is it over or under $10,000? (IF OVER ASK:) Is it over or under $30,000? (IF OVER ASK:) Is it over or under $50,000? (IF OVER ASK:) Is it over or under $75,000? D6. Next, we need to record how many different residential phone lines you have in your household - that is, the number of different phone numbers that are used by adult members of your household. Please do not count phone lines that are used primarily for business purposes, for children, or for electronic equipment -- such as computers and fax machines. How many residential phone numbers are there in your household? [555] 1 One 2 Two 3 Three 4 Four 5 Five or more 6 DON'T KNOW 7 REFUSED D7. In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an Independent? [518] 1 Republican - skip to D8 2 Democrat - skip to D8 3 Independent ---------------------| 4 OTHER PARTY | -- CONTINUE 5 DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED --| D7A. As of today do you lean more tot he Democratic Party or the Republican Party? [519] 1 Democratic 2 Republican 3 Neither/ Other/ Don't' know/ refused 1 Extremely 2 Very 3 Moderately 4 Only somewhat 5 Not at all 6 Don't know/ refused D8. How would you describe your political views [525] 1 Very conservative 2 Conservative 3 Moderate 4 Liberal 5 Very liberal 6 Don't know/ refused D8a. Now I would like you to think about your overall political philosophy - how you generally think about political issues. Please listen to each choice very carefully and tell me if you would describe your political view as ... [561] 1 Very conservative 2 Conservative 3 Moderate 4 Liberal 5 Very liberal 6 Don't know/ refused INTERVIEWER NOT: DO NOT READ D12; SIMPLY RECORD WHETHER YOU FEEL RESPONDENT IS GENERALLY COOPERATIVE AND HAS GOOD VERBAL SKILLS, OR NOT. D12. Respondent is relatively articulate, willing to express opinions [530] 1 Yes 2 No COOLECT 50 NAMES WHO ARE CODE 1 IN D10 D13. Additionally, Gallup is working with CNN and USA Today on this poll and they would like to talk further with a few survey participants about the topics we've discussed in this survey. So that reporters can choose form a cross-section of people, Gallup would provide then with background information which may include any or all of the answers you've given in this poll. Would you be willing to talk with a reporter at a later date? [558] 1 Yes 2 No/ Ref IF YES TO BE RE-INTERVIEWED READ: So that a Gallup interviewer might reach you more easily, may I please have your name? [532-551] END OF INTERVIEW. THANK RESPONDENT: Thank you very much for your time. Have a nice day/evening. CHECK THE DAY OF WEEK INTERVIEW WAS COMPLETED [553] 1 Mon 2 Tues 3 Wed 4 Thurs 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun [END OF SURVEY]