Law and Order: Creationism v. Evolution

Question 1

Today, which statement is true about science curriculum in public schools?

Accepted Answer

Creationism is not allowed to be taught in a science class

Question 2

Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (2005): Which is false?

Accepted Answer

Court ruled that ID may be scientific but also religious

Question 3

Today, which statement is true about science curriculum in public schools?

Accepted Answer

Creationism is not allowed to be taught in a science class

Question 4

The judge actually used the Plaintiffs argument against them in his ruling

Accepted Answer

How so?, Really?

Question 5

Which is true? The scopes trial started because of...

Accepted Answer

... a mandate to not teach evolution

Question 6

Edwards v. Aguilard was unique in the fact that...

Accepted Answer

72 Nobel prize-winners filed briefs that Cr. is religious

Question 7

Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (2005): Which is false?

Accepted Answer

Court ruled that ID may be science but also religion

Question 8

The court ruled in ACSI v Roman Sterns that the UC was ______ because______

Accepted Answer

correct; the texts were inappropriate for use as a sole text

Question 9

As a result of Epperson v. Arkansas many states...

Accepted Answer

began requiring that Evo. be taught in addition to Cr.

Question 10

CA Court Case Assoc. of Christian Schools International v Roman Sterns asked the court to force

Accepted Answer

the UC to accept 5 courses as college prep instruction

Question 11

The Scopes Trial was appealed to the US Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

After Creationists' most recent defeat in Edwards v. Aguilard...

Accepted Answer

the intelligent design movement started

Question 13

State of Tennessee v. Scopes involved which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A sub who may not of actually taught evolution, The reversal of John Scopes' conviction, The Finding of an anti-evolution law to be constitutional

Question 14

Epperson v. Arkansas was the next major court case. The court ruled that states...

Accepted Answer

cannot require curricula to align w/ the views of a religion

Question 15

States began to include both Cr&Evo in curricula; Edwards v. Aguilard ruled this is no good b/c

Accepted Answer

Creationism in curriculum advances a religion.

Question 16

One of Intelligent Design's biggest scientific short comings is...

Accepted Answer

Including it in curric. isn't allowed for the same reasons, It selectively uses findings to explain a pre-held belief, supernatural intervention can't be tested by science methods, the vast majority of scientists accept evolution

Question 17

CA Court Case Assoc. of Christian Schools International v Roman Sterns asked the court to force

Accepted Answer

the UC to accept 5 courses as college prep instruction

Question 18

In Epperson v. Arkansas the court ruled that states...

Accepted Answer

cannot require curricula to align w/ the views of a religion

Question 19

Creationism/Intelligent Design doesn't affect which science discipline?

Accepted Answer

Astronomy, Geology, Biology, Chemistry

Question 20

The establishment cause of the first amendment states that...

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Prohibits govt from preferring any 1 religion over another

Question 21

Dover school board wanted teachers to read a statement in ninth grade science explaining...

Accepted Answer

that Evo. isn't fact, only a theory., that ID can explain the origin of life different from Darwin

Question 22

Which is true? The controversy started in 1925 with...

Accepted Answer

...with a mandate to not teach evolution

Law and Order: Creationism v. Evolution

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