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I spent more than two years from 1957 through 1959 living in England. I was in the US Air Force, but never lived on an Air Base. I lived with an English family. It turned out to be a very interesting experience to see how somebody in a different nation lives, and more importantly, think.
It turns out just like the people accept the language they speak, they accept the religion of their parents, and believe their government is the best in the world. In this area the British are much better informed than Americans. Most Americans believe they have great Government, with no reason whatsoever, except they are told that by their parents and teachers.
Americans even believe voting is a valuable privilege, even though almost none can tell you who their Representative is or what his position is on any issue. In fact, except for sensational cases, Americans do not have the foggiest idea of what bills or issues are being put on their backs by their congress.
In England every radio news cast, by the BBC, covers what is going on in the House of Parliament; who is arguing what, and who is giving counter arguments. Furthermore, they cover much more about what is going on in the rest of the world. In American we only get sports and sometimes a crime or sensational story. Even this is lost in tons of ads and claims about fake medicines. Thus, when it comes time to vote, the voters make their decisions on: A religious dedication to a political party, or name recognition. Americans, vote with no information. They might as well flip a coin.
If you want to know what is going on in Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/ is a good place to start.
As time has past, two political parties have taken control. And, there is not a dimes worth of difference between the two. Both pad their pockets. The only thing politicians do is: pass laws to take away someone's freedom, or set up bureaucracies to spend more money.
On the lighter side: How popular is your name? Data from the 2000 Census Name files. is at: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/freqnames2k.html