This is a graph of the business cycle. A graph of the business cycle has time on the x-axis. A curve increases slightly and then decreases significantly to the lowest point on the graph. The curve then increases again. Time is measured along the x-axis. What is measured along the y-axis? employment levels prices economic output demand

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!

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.  

"the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement"