Download or read book Sign on the Dotted Line: The U.S. Constitution written by Carole Marsh and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The patriots who drew up the Constitution had originally gathered to amend the Articles of Confederation. Exasperated, they decided to throw it out and start from scratch. In doing so they designed an entirely new form of government ... one which the world had never seen.