Which of the following was a feature of the Virginia Plan?

A) Acts passed by Congress would also have to be approved by three-fourths of the state legislatures before becoming the law of the land.
B) The state legislatures would become advisory bodies to a national Congress, thereby losing their power to enact laws.
C) Proportional representation would be provided in both houses of a two-house legislature.
D) An independent chief executive would be elected by direct vote of the people.

The Virginia Plan proposed a two-house legislature with proportional representation in both houses, meaning that the number of representatives in each house would be based on the population of the state. This was a key feature of the plan and a major point of contention between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention. Option A is incorrect because the Virginia Plan did not include a provision for state legislatures to approve acts passed by Congress. Option B is incorrect because the Virginia Plan did not call for the state legislatures to become advisory bodies. Option D is incorrect because the Virginia Plan did not include a provision for a direct vote of the people to elect an independent chief executive, although this idea was later included in the Constitution with the creation of the Electoral College.