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US.36 Scopes Trial
By Kerwin Thomas
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What was the name of the teacher who got accused of illegally teaching the theory of evolution?
Dudley Malone
William Jennings Bryan
John Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Which constitutional principle was at the center of the Scopes Trial?
the right of due process
consent of the governed
separation of powers
separation of church and state
How was the Scopes Trial representative of life in the United States in the 1920s?
It reflected the widespread fear of the influence of communist ideology in US society.
It reflected the debate between imperialists and isolationists regarding US foreign policy.
It reflected the conflict between supporters of evolution and religious fundamentalists
It reflected the growing opposition to the Jim Crow system in the American South.
Which act prevented schools from teaching evolution?
The Homestead Act
The Butler Act
The Watershed Act
The Boycott Act
The trial pit evolutionists against __________.
the illiterate
fundamentalists
progressives
revolutionaries
Who was on the defense side and who was on the prosecution side?
(Pro Evolution) Clarence Darrow (Anti Evolution) William Jennings Bryan
(Pro Evolution) Jane Addams (Anti Evolution) Warren G. Harding
(Pro Evolution) Johnny Cochran (Anti Evolution) Marcia Clark
(Pro Evolution) Thurgood Marshall (Anti Evolution) Robert Kennedy