Write a short essay about the above events, and describe your opinion on how the role of local, state, and national governments has changed during US history. Do you think one of these eras had the correct balance of power between local, state, and national governments compared
with the other eras? Do you think that the balance of government power should continually shift to meet new events? How do you think local,
state, and national governmental power might change in the future?

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

(d). gave voting rights to free african americans and white women.