Sentence:  The Colonies-States with the exceptional of Rhode Island and Connecticut (they were self-governed for a long time with constitutional <WSD>draw-ups</WSD>) adopted a new Constitution, leaving out those of Pennsylvania and Georgia because they declared them as non-radical. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  That which is drawn up or drafted; a draft (such as a plan, proposal, contract, etc.)