What was the central issue addressed by the highly publicized scopes trial of 1925?

The Scopes Trial in 1925, or if using its official name, the The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, was a legal case in the United States in which a high school teacher was acused of teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. That had been banned by the The Butler Act, enacted by the House of Representatives in Tennessee in the same year. In turn, teachers had to refer to the origin of manking as stated in the Bible.

whats the question? im not quite understanding your question.

the correct statement is letter a.   according to the mandate of heaven, kings were considered godlike beings, so they could do as they .

the mandate of heaven is a chinese political and religious ideology used since ancient times to justify the rule of the king or emperor of china, that has been in place since the zhou until the dynasty system ended. it has been created to justify the zhou as the main power of the region. in order to keep harmony, the ruler has to make what he wants and what people want. he had to make good choices to satisfy the people and then they will be happy and keep you in power.