LOL........well before dissing the weenies I'll bet less than 20% when asked on any street in the US can even pick out the picture of the VP or Sec'y or Defense......alot of uninforned people everywhere, except for her on FR.....lol
On the knowledge charge, you're correct -- Americans are ignorant of their officials...
But then again, we aren't stupid enough to voluntarily surrender either our sovereignty or Constitutional Rights to a vague New World Order....yet.