1 The first hypothesis is that species are primarily redundant, which means that one species can partially replace another. 2  Many species have the same function, and the loss of one species can therefore be offset by some other species.
The Texas Constitution has the fourth highest number of amendments behind Alabama, California, and South Carolina. State constitutions average about 36,000 words in length, which is approximately four times the length of the Constitution of the United States, whose total length counting amendments is about 7,400 words.
State constitutions tend to change more often than the U.S. Constitution. The numerous constitutions adopted by Texas and other states over the past two centuries demonstrate the point. Today only six states operate under Constitutions drafted before 1850.