Law & Liberty
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The Super Bowl may seem to some like an overly commercialized sports championship game, but it holds considerable cultural significance.
From its unique placement on the NFL schedule (traditionally two weeks after the two conference championship games), its now-famous halftime shows, its use of Roman numerals, and the expensive and sensational commercials, the Super Bowl has emerged as a quasi-holiday on the American calendar.
The Super Bowl is the most-watched annual sporting event in the United States .
Alexis de Tocqueville identified the very act of associating as a unique characteristic within the American democratic experience.
Americans learn how to exercise their liberty and engage in cooperative relations with others.
The Super Bowl is historically reflective of some of the greatest pillars of the American democratic experiment: community, tradition, sportsmanship, competition, capitalism, and patriotism.
Yet, as the game has evolved, one might question whether it still reflects such pillars.
The highwater mark of the Super Bowl as a galvanizing force in American culture came at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 .
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