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.
The constitution can be changed or amended by putting forward amendment proposals and getting it approved and ratified by the two houses of Congress and the state legislatures. In fact, the US Constitution have been changed or amended 27 times since it was officially adopted on September 17, 1787.