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 all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment. all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures. congress cannot do anything in relation to the fourteenth amendment. congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

Explanation:

The text clearly states Congress can enforce by appropriate legislation.

Answer:

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