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The enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that Congress has the authority to

grant citizenship to people.
change the Constitution.
enforce only the Bill of Rights.
make laws to apply the amendment.

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make laws to apply the amendment.

The enforcement clause (Section 5) gives Congress the power "to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article" — i.e., to pass laws implementing the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantees (citizenship, due process, equal protection).