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.
Not counting the Bill of Rights, the Constitution's been changed seventeen times since its ratification. The change to the Constitution is called an Amendment. See List of amendments to the United States Constitution and Article Five of the United States Constitution. It's been changed with 27 amendments on 18 separate occasions, as recently as May 7th, 1992. It's tough to do, but clearly not impossible.