Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year -- [ROTATED: Barack Obama (or) the Republicans in Congress]?

Do you think the Republicans in Congress are -- [ROTATED: too willing to make concessions to the Democrats in Congress, are about right, (or are the Republicans in Congress) not willing enough to make concessions to the Democrats in Congress]?

Do you think the Democrats in Congress are -- [ROTATED: too willing to make concessions to the Republicans in Congress, are about right, (or are the Democrats in Congress) not willing enough to make concessions to the Republicans in Congress]?

Do you think the government will work better now that the Republicans are in charge of the House of Representatives, will work worse, or will be about the same?

Over the next two years, do you think President Obama should -- [ROTATED: work to pass legislation most Democrats want whether Republicans agree with it or not (or) work to pass legislation Democrats and Republicans can agree on, even if it's not what most Democrats want]?

Now that the Republicans are in control of the House of Representatives, how important do you think each of the following goals should be for the Republican leadership -- extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

Working with President Obama and the Democratic leadership in the Senate to pass new legislation that both parties can agree on

Preventing President Obama and the Democratic leadership in the Senate from passing legislation that Republicans disagree with

How important should it be for the Republican leaders in Congress to take into account the objectives and positions of the Tea Party movement when it comes to dealing with the problems facing the nation -- very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all?

Now that the Republicans have won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in this November's elections, do you think the country will be better off, worse off, or will it not make any difference?

Thinking about Republican efforts to reverse the policies enacted by Democrats in the past two years, which concerns you more about the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives -- [ROTATED: it will go too far in trying to reverse the Democrats' policies, (or) it will not go far enough in trying to reverse the Democrats' policies]?

Do you think the country would be better off if the Republicans controlled Congress, if the Democrats controlled Congress, or would the country be the same regardless of which party controlled Congress?

Overall, how much do you think Congress has accomplished this year -- a great deal, a good amount, not too much, or nothing at all?

(Asked of those who say Congress has not accomplished very much or nothing at all this year) Do you think this is mostly the fault of -- [ROTATED: the Democrats in Congress, the Republicans in Congress] -- or do you think both are equally at fault?

Do you think the policies being proposed by -- [ROTATED: the Republican leaders in the U.S. House and Senate/the Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate] -- would move the country in the right direction or in the wrong direction?

A. The Republican leaders in the U.S. House and Senate

B. The Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate

Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year -- [ROTATED: George W. Bush (or) The Democrats in Congress]?

Do you think the country would be better off if the Republicans controlled Congress, or if the Democrats controlled Congress?