Question

read the excerpt from the fourteenth amendment of the united states constitution
the congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
this fourteenth amendment clause means that
congress has the authority
to make laws to apply the
amendment.
congress cannot do
anything in relation to the
fourteenth amendment.
all states have the
authority to make laws to
apply the amendment.
all citizens will be subject
to the same set of legal
procedures

Explanation:

The text from the Fourteenth Amendment says Congress can enforce its provisions via appropriate legislation. This means Congress has the power to create laws to implement the amendment. The second option ("Congress cannot do anything...") is wrong as the text gives Congress power. The third option is incorrect as it's Congress's power, not all states'. The fourth option about legal procedures isn't directly related to the given text.

Answer:

Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.