It is governed by the 1853 constitution as revised in 1898 and 1994, and has a federal system of government. The president and vice president are elected by popular vote for four-year terms and can be reelected once.
Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia, is a geological formation in which Cedar Creek (a small tributary of the James River) has carved out a gorge in the mountainous limestone terrain, forming a natural arch 215 ft (65.532 m) high with a span of 90 ft (27.432 m).
A company of cadets from the West Florida Seminary, reorganized in 1863 as the Florida Collegiate and Military Institute, fight in the Battle of Natural Bridge on March 6, 1865. The cadets and other Confederate forces stop Union troops from advancing in Florida and prevent the capture of the capital of Tallahassee.