Question: Who plays the US president presiding over the legislature authorized to create an army under the US constitution at the signing of the declaration of independence in sons of liberty?

<P0-S0> Ben Barnes as Samuel ``Sam ''Adams Marton Csokas as General Thomas Gage Ryan Eggold as Dr. Joseph Warren Michael Raymond - James as Paul Revere Rafe Spall as John Hancock Henry Thomas as John Adams Jason O'Mara as George Washington Dean Norris as Benjamin Franklin Emily Berrington as Margaret Kemble Gage Sean Gilder as Thomas Hutchinson Kevin J. Ryan as John Pitcairn Shane Taylor as Captain Thomas Preston Jimmy Akingbola as Peter Salem <SEP> <P1-S0> the framers of the us constitution were influenced by the constitution of the republic of the united provinces, as federalist no. <P1-S1> 20, by james madison, shows. <P1-S2> such influence appears, however, to have been of a negative nature, as madison describes the dutch confederacy as exhibiting "imbecility in the government; discord among the provinces; foreign influence and indignities; a precarious existence in peace, and peculiar calamities from war." <P1-S3> apart from this, the american declaration of independence is similar to the act of abjuration, essentially the declaration of independence of the united provinces, but concrete evidence that the former directly influenced the latter is absent. <SEP> <P2-S0> Fourteen men served as president of Congress. <P2-S1> President John Hancock is remembered for his large, bold signature on the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted and signed during his presidency. <P2-S2> The first was Peyton Randolph, who was elected on September 5, 1774. <P2-S3> The last president, Cyrus Griffin, resigned in November 1788. <SEP> <P3-S0> Under the War Powers Clause, only Congress may declare war, but in several cases it has, without declaring war, granted the President the authority to engage in military conflicts. <P3-S1> Five wars have been declared in United States' history: the War of 1812, the Mexican -- American War, the Spanish -- American War, World War I and World War II. <P3-S2> Some historians argue that the legal doctrines and legislation passed during the operations against Pancho Villa constitute a sixth declaration of war. <P3-S3> Congress may grant letters of marque and reprisal. <P3-S4> Congress may establish and support the armed forces, but no appropriation made for the support of the army may be used for more than two years. <P3-S5> This provision was inserted because the Framers feared the establishment of a standing army, beyond civilian control, during peacetime. <P3-S6> Congress may regulate or call forth the state militias, but the states retain the authority to appoint officers and train personnel. <P3-S7> Congress has several powers related to war and the armed forces. <P3-S8> Congress also has exclusive power to make rules and regulations governing the land and naval forces. <P3-S9> Although the executive branch and the Pentagon have asserted an ever - increasing measure of involvement in this process, the U.S. Supreme Court has often reaffirmed Congress's exclusive hold on this power (e.g. <P3-S10> Burns v. Wilson, 346 U.S. 137 (1953)). <P3-S11> Congress used this power twice soon after World War II with the enactment of two statutes: the Uniform Code of Military Justice to improve the quality and fairness of courts martial and military justice, and the Federal Tort Claims Act which among other rights had allowed military service persons to sue for damages until the U.S. Supreme Court repealed that section of the statute in a divisive series of cases, known collectively as the Feres Doctrine. <SEP> <P4-S0> the preamble to the constitution serves as an introductory statement of the document's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. <P4-S1> it neither assigns powers to the federal government, nor does it place specific limitations on government action. <P4-S2> rather, it sets out the origin, scope and purpose of the constitution. <P4-S3> its origin and authority is in ``we, the people of the united states ''. <P4-S4> this echoes the declaration of independence.`` one people'' dissolved their connection with another, and assumed among the powers of the earth, a sovereign nation - state. <P4-S5> the scope of the constitution is twofold. <P4-S6> first, ``to form a more perfect union ''than had previously existed in the`` perpetual union'' of the articles of confederation. <P4-S7> second, to ``secure the blessings of liberty '', which were to be enjoyed by not only the first generation, but for all who came after,`` our posterity''.