I Believe The Answer is B rice
Answer: B. Secretary of State
Explanation:
The Office of the Secretary of State heads the Department of State which means that the holder is in charge of U.S. foreign policy. This position was traditionally seen as a stepping stone to the Presidency with Thomas Jefferson being the first Secretary and then becoming the third President.
Of recent however, Secretaries of State have not been very successful winning primaries( with the exception of Hillary Clinton in 2016) as parties seem to gravitate to those who have held democratic office but this position has however, produced 9 nominees for the Presidency since independence.
No I don't believe so they are. Here is a link to something that says more on it. I hope this helps!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_or_Debate_Clause
Answer:
The person that counts it is your State's House of Representatives or Senators. It also depends on population, the more populated your state is, then the more representatives your have, that is why it is important to do the United States Census.