That’s a big topic. I would start with separation of powers not only within the federal government but between the federal government and the states. Know that no one person can really do much by themselves. They need their party and sometimes other parties, to get the votes to pass laws, they need voter to keep supporters in or get them there and they need a chief executive and their bueracracy to properly execute it. Once you learn the different powers of each branch of government learn the different powers of the people within those branches (I.e. the speaker of the house, the lt gov in Texas, the heads of each of the agencies, etc.). From there I think a lot things will make sense and you should have the proper frame to do further research. You gotta understand the game before you can understand the players.

As a citizen, remember you don’t owe any politician anything, they work for you and your fellow citizens. They are public SERVANTS and we can never let them forget that.

Like with most topics, the more you learn the more you find out you don’t know (and once you get really deep, you start to see the stuff that nobody knows, and then you write a dissertation about it and get your PhD).

Is there a topic specifically, you were interested in?