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

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It gave states equal power regardless of their size.
It gave states equal power regardless of their size.

It granted executive power to a king.
It granted executive power to a king.

It eliminated the power of Congress to tax.
It eliminated the power of Congress to tax.

It called for three branches of government.
It called for three branches of government.

Answer 1

The characteristic of government proposed by the Virginia Plan is:

It called for three branches of government.

The Virginia Plan, presented at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, proposed a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. It also favored representation based on population, rather than equal representation for each state.