How do pollsters assess the general mood of the country?

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Define general mood as the attitude about the American government in general.
2, Discuss one or more of the following ways that general mood is measured: (1) asking if respondents are proud to be American, (2) measuring trust in government, (3) asking whether the country is moving in the right direction, and (4) measuring how Americans judge Congress's or the president's performance overall.