The ratification process has been criticized because state legislators

a. rarely call for an advisory vote by the people before action is taken on a proposed amendment.

b. usually vote along party lines on a proposed amendment.

c. are not elected because of their views on a proposed amendment.

d. are responsible for selecting the delegates to the convention held for a proposed amendment.

A. rarely call for an advisory vote by the people before action is taken on a proposed amendment.

Explanation:

Usually, people are not called in for an advisory vote and even so the advisory votes are non-binding which means that the results will not change the law. Even so, when the States have the opportunity do call for an advisory vote they do not do so.

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 answer to your question is c