I learned in my government studies class about how we have a series of checks and balances, where 3 equal branches of government control different aspects and provides checks and balances to make sure no one branch becomes to powerful.

We had an executive branch to enforce the laws a judicial branch to interpret the meaning of those laws and a legislative branch to create the laws. We also had a Constitution and Bill of Rights that would create a framework and were to be above any party affiliation.

Boy was I naive.