What was key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case? (1 point)

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equal protection under the law
equal protection under the law

the doctrine of separate but equal
the doctrine of separate but equal

the collapse of Reconstruction governments
the collapse of Reconstruction governments

the constitutionality of voting for all citizens

Answer 1

The key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case was the doctrine of separate but equal. This doctrine established that racial segregation was permissible as long as the separate facilities were considered equal, which effectively upheld the constitutionality of segregation laws.