Question

Which two parts of the passage most clearly support the implied claim that Daylight Saving Time will likely change in the future?

1. paragraph 1 where the text defines Daylight Saving Time and names the legislative body with an interest in it
2. paragraph 1 where the text explains that Daylight Saving
Time was adopted and set in statute in 1918
3. paragraph 2 where the text reveals that Congress can ask other agencies to research Daylight Saving Time
4. paragraph 2 where the text provides evidence and results of studies done on Daylight Saving Time
5. paragraph 3 where the text states that the length of the Daylight Saving Time period is controlled by Congress
6. paragraph 3 where the text details new legislation proposed by states since 2015 for Daylight Saving Time

text: Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. DST begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. The beginning and ending dates are set in statute. Congressional interest in the potential benefits and costs of DST has resulted in changes to DST observance since it was first adopted in the United States in 1918.
Congress has required several agencies to study the effects of changes in DST observance. In 1974, [the Department of Transportation] reported that the potential benefits to energy conservation, traffic safety, and reductions in violent crime were minimal. In 2008, the Department of Energy assessed the effects to national energy consumption of extending DST as changed in [the Energy Policy Act of 2005] and found a reduction in total primary energy consumption of 0.02%. Other studies have examined potential health effects associated with the spring and fall transition to DST and found a cumulative effect of sleep loss and increased risk for incidence of acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks) in specific subgroups.
Only Congress can change the length of the DST observance period; however, since 2015, at least 45 states have proposed legislation to change their observance of DST. These efforts include proposals to exempt a state from DST observance, which is allowable under existing law, and proposals that would effectively establish permanent DST.

Answer 1

Two parts of the passage that most clearly support the implied claim that Daylight Saving Time will likely change in the future are;

3. paragraph 2 where the text reveals that Congress can ask other agencies to research Daylight Saving Time

6. paragraph 3 where the text details new legislation proposed by states since 2015 for Daylight Saving Time

What are the paragraphs?

The paragraphs that support the claim that Daylight Saving Time will likely change in the future are paragraphs 2 and 3. In the second paragraph, we learn that Congress asked other agencies to research Daylight Saving Time. This means that the evidence at hand is not static and in due time, what is known about the time will change.

Another supporting paragraph is 3 where the text indicates that new laws were proposed by states since 2015 for Daylight Saving Time