Question

Which of the following was a characteristic of government proposed by the New Jersey Plan?

(1 point)

It preserved an executive committee rather than adopting a singular President.

It denied Congress the ability to levy taxes.

It based representation on population rather than keeping states equal regardless of size.

It denied Congress the ability to regulate trade.

Answer 1

It preserved an executive committee rather than adopting a singular President.

(Unlike the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan kept equal state representation and proposed a plural executive; it also gave Congress powers to tax and regulate commerce.)