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

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

It denied Congress the ability to levy taxes.
It denied Congress the ability to levy taxes.

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

It denied Congress the ability to regulate trade.

Answer 1

The characteristic of government proposed by the New Jersey Plan was:

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

The New Jersey Plan aimed to maintain the structure of government as established under the Articles of Confederation, emphasizing state equality and a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, rather than population-based representation.