Lincoln cites the phrase "to form a more perfect Union," from the preamble to the Constitution, in order to argue a) that the Union existed even before the Southern states ratified the Constitution b) that the South has an obligation to remain in the Union in order to make it better c) that the President has an obligation to better the Union by abolishing slavery d) that the Union has been getting better over time

Several different things make up a culture like, how the people worship, their form of government, geography, and trade. religion is one of the most important things to a culture, it defines peoples life. their different beliefs form into festivities and events that merge with their culture. people that practice hinduism see cows as gods, so no doubt they would celebrate cows, and these celebrations would definitely merge with their culture. those that are buddhist live life trying to reach a certain level of peace, so no doubt would they change things in their life in order to correspond with their religion.