Types of Government Structures Explained

The Paint Explainer goes through 21 words we use to describe how governments work. These terms are not mutually exclusive; most countries can be described legitimately as a combination of two more more types. When people are criticizing a government, they can use any number of these terms. In fact, you can make up a word and put the Greek suffix "cracy" on it to describe a government. And you'll have to study history to find examples of these terms, and how they can change over time. This comment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtUg_itWEz8&lc=UgyRCzPCnu0UQJaLZfN4AaABAg has a list of the terms, in case you want to look one up and read more. They have a sponsor now; the skippable ad runs from about 5:25 to 6:40. (via Laughing Squid)