Question

what does the case of plessy v. ferguson demonstrate about the supreme court?
the courts hesitance to enforce legal standards
the courts ability to interpret the constitution
the courts disregard for existing laws

Explanation:

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a U.S. Supreme Court case where the Court interpreted the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause to uphold state-mandated racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. This ruling reflected the Court's power to interpret the Constitution in a way that shaped federal and state policy, even in ways that later were deemed unjust. The other options are incorrect: the Court enforced a new legal standard of segregation, and it did not disregard existing laws but reinterpreted constitutional law.

Answer:

the Court's ability to interpret the Constitution