2. What do you understand by the term ‘constitutive’? Provide one example of ‘constitutive rules’ from your everyday life.

The term 'constitutive' generally refers to something that forms a part or aspect of something else, or contributes to its formation or characteristics. In the context of rules or norms, 'constitutive' refers to rules that do not just regulate an already existing activity, but rather create or define that activity.

For example, the rules of chess are constitutive rules. They do not just regulate an existing game; they define what the game of chess is. Without these rules, the game of chess as we know it would not exist. The rules constitute the game.

In everyday life, a simple example of a constitutive rule could be the rules of language. The rules of grammar and syntax do not just regulate an existing activity (communication); they define what it means to communicate in a particular language. Without these rules, the language as we know it would not exist. The rules constitute the language.