Local Leaders would be correct.
(B, local leaders)
I believe the answer is: <span>a secret intelligence "finding" signed by the president
Even if there is no fact about the finding, all of them had legal ground to act on their own since the finding is acknowledge by the president.
The signed finding indicates that even if their actions were a mistake, the the president would take the responsibility for their action.</span>
The correct answer is the founding values and principles of the country
America is founded on a strong democratic and idealistic standing. America also has a rich history from which it borrows. This includes the calamity of the Civil War and the lessons learned
The plural for would also be prey. But in more specific context the plural forms can also be preys, in reference to various types of preys.