Would this be the same population polled in 2010 when 41% of them could not name the vice president of the United States in an open-ended (not multiple choice) question? [0] Or last September when 64% of them could not name the three branches of government? [1] (35% could not name a single one)

My favorite poll is this one: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/03/16/americans-privacy-stra...

Buried near the bottom is, "60% believe it is acceptable to monitor the communications of American leaders."

Raise your hand if you think it's good for a healthy democracy for the executive branch to monitor the private communications of congresspeople, senators, and federal judges?

[0] http://www.pewforum.org/2010/09/28/u-s-religious-knowledge-s...

[1] http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-know-su...