What do we need to do, as private citizens, to ensure our governmental leadership reflects the diversity of the population?

This is the wrong type of thinking

Explanation:

Focusing on diversity of color or diversity of race is not what we should be focusing on but instead diversity of thought. Focusing on race is what racists do. If the population wanted a diverse government they would have voted for one. Just because a particular segment of a group is one race does not mean it's a problem. we have a democracy. As private citezins we should ensure our democracy prevails because whatever the people want is what will be found in Congress or politics.

powers  are  denied  to the  national governmentin three distinct ways: some  powers, such as the  power  to levy duties on exports or prohibit the freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly, are expressly  denied  to the  national government  in the  constitution.