THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Question
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What was the final outcome of the Scopes Trial?
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He had to pay $100 fine and not teach Darwin’s Theory of Evolution anymore.
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He was acquitted and could go back to teach about the scientific origins of man.
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He denied teaching about Darwin and spent 30 days in jail.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the case Scopes v. State (1925), Scopes was found guilty and fined $100, but, on appeal, the Supreme Court of Tennessee, pointing to a technicality in the issuance of the fine, overturned Scopes’s conviction, while finding the Butler Act constitutional.
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