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.
Do you know that the first Constitution allowed every 12 years the public to be consulted by poll to decide if the Indiana Constitution should be replaced? Between 1816 and 1849 the public voted five times against replacing or amending the constitution, generally by large margins.