1. Forms of government define how a certain government is set up. There are many different structures to how a form of government operates within its borders. With democracy being the most used today.
2. This form of government exists with its sole monarch or leader with absolute power over their government and people. Usually a king or queen, they are not restricted by any law. A monarchy usually becomes a leader by family.
3. A form of government where a non-elected monarch functions as the head of state within the limits of a constitution. Whereas an absolute monarch can do anything lawfully, a constitutional monarch has limits. Most power is held by a legislature, such as the British parliament.
The Battle of Vicksburg, which concluded on July 3, 1863, only one day after the Battle of Gettysburg, gave the Confederate army control of the Mississippi and divided confederate forces East and West.
