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.
When we make a change or addition to the United States Constitution, it's known as 'amending' the Constitution. Any addition is treated as extra language, added onto the end of the Constitution, and is known as a constitutional amendment. Surprisingly, we have only 27 constitutional amendments. That's because amending the Constitution is a complicated process. The Constitution's Article V lays out the process by which the Constitution may be amended. There are actually four different ways, but only one is widely used: 1  Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state conventions.