Assertion: new constitution | /r/CapableOf | redress balances of power
Facets:
value: greatly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A new constitution, greatly redressing the checks and balances of power, was drafted by a convention in 1850-51, as directed by the voters, and subsequently adopted in a statewide referendum on June 17, 1851, taking effect on September 1 of that year.