THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
THE SCOPES TRIAL
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Question
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If the Scopes trial were held today, what would be the most likely result?
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Scopes would have to pay a hefty fine
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The Butler Act would be found unconstitutional
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Scopes would be imprisoned
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All Tennessee schools would require the teaching of the Bible
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Butler Act was a 1925 Tennessee law prohibiting public school teachers from denying the book of Genesis account of mankind’s origin. The law also prevented the teaching of the evolution of man from what it referred to as lower orders of animals in place of the Biblical account.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ACLU had originally intended to oppose the Butler Act on the grounds that it violated the teacher’s individual rights and academic freedom, and was therefore unconstitutional. Principally because of Clarence Darrow, this strategy changed as the trial progressed.
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