The highest ranking military officer would have the rank of General. Of course, there are political bureaucrats above a General, but they are not in the military itself.
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The Indian territory and New Mexico mainly supported the Confederacy.
No,
Different states have different policy priorities. this is because the challenges that faces different states are multifaceted, making it harder for all of these challenges to be addressed by a broad based government. localized policy making is imperative to ensure that the benefits of government reaches as many people as possible, especially in broad based government functions.