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Monarchy,
Matriarchy,
Oligarchy …
So many arches
yet not one
can uphold
its burdens.

Regicide,
Patricide,
Homicide,
Suicide,
So many cides
yet not one
can uphold
the required body of evidence for a court case.
I fail to see whether this is a comment about the state of government, or just some fun with suffixes.
I apologize for the negativity, but I'm not sure 'uphold' is the best word for the meaning it seems like you're building. There are a large number of alternatives that I think would improve this, otherwise good, work.
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