To think of this as a culture highlights the degree to which these ideas and phenomena are subject to modification via rational argument, yet reflective of deeper, more guttural, inchoate commitments. This perspective emphasizes the relationships between ideational and concrete structures. It also serves as a bridge between the nature of constitutional evolution and legal precedent by emphasizing the degree to which extralegal circumstances modify the Constitution. By focusing our attention to how our “inchoate assumptions and undertheorized attitudes influence our receptivity to both particular doctrinal formulations and particular institutional arguments.” Approaching this from a constitutional culture perspective allows for a high level discussion of both the long standing, revered practices as well as new, novel developments in culture, law, and technology, so that observers can draw connections between them. If our goal is to craft a compelling account of both why and how constitutional culture augments national discussion and legal development, we should analyze the practices and norms of various institutions. II. The Constitution and Constitutional Culture A. Role of the Constitution Constitutions, by definition, seek to establish and impose order on the political world through the use of language. They establish a structural framework out of which their respective governments operate, both constraining and expanding governmental power, and embody commitments between individuals and society. Yet, constitutions do not arise out of nothing, but rather they encapsulate the political culture out of which they are born, elevating prominent ideas within a polity while submerging others. A constitution is the product of the language used as well as the alternative ideas and frameworks considered, which both existed before its drafting. Therefore, the culture and polity provide the constitutive elements of the constitution itself. The constitution’s adoption, then, creat>