At the Constitutional Convention, the ineffective mechanisms were scrapped to create a new government.

At the Constitutional Convention, the framers discarded ineffective mechanisms and replaced them with a new government structure, incorporating the principles of checks and balances to ensure a more effective and balanced distribution of powers among different branches.

During the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787, the framers gathered to address the weaknesses of the existing government under the Articles of Confederation. The shortcomings of the Articles, such as the inability to levy taxes, regulate trade, and maintain a strong central authority, led the framers to seek a more robust and effective system.

To address these issues, the framers abandoned the Articles of Confederation and drafted the United States Constitution, which established a new framework for the federal government. The concept of "checks and balances" became a fundamental principle in this new system. The framers designed a government with three separate branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Checks and balances involve each branch having certain powers and responsibilities that allow it to check and limit the actions of the other branches. For example, the President can veto legislation passed by Congress, but Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds majority. The judiciary, through the power of judicial review, can declare laws unconstitutional. This system prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful and ensures a balance of authority.

The creation of a new government with checks and balances was a deliberate effort to avoid the pitfalls of a system with either too much concentration of power (tyranny) or too much diffusion of power (ineffectiveness). The Constitutional Convention aimed to establish a balanced structure that would promote efficiency, accountability, and protection of individual liberties.