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.
Two states, North Carolina and Rhode Island, rejected the Constitution, but later reversed their votes after the other states had given their approval. Their ratifications came after Washington's first inauguration. Rhode Island held out until 1790, when ratification passed 32 to 30.