How Did the Decision Reached by the Jury in the Scopes

question 20

Multiple Choice

How did the decision reached by the jury in the Scopes "monkey trial" of 1925 affect the teaching of evolution in American public schools?

• A) The struggle over teaching evolution continued as an uneasy stalemate.
• B) State laws banning the teaching of evolution were declared unconstitutional and repealed by the Supreme Court.
• C) Teaching evolution was banned in every state in the Union.
• D) Teachers who continued to instruct Darwinism and the theory of evolution faced arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment.