All terms in this list:

Cabinet: An Advisory board that is made up of the head of the government executive department and reports to the chief executive

Chief of staff: The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

Electoral college: such a body chosen to elect the president and vice president

Executive: That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day running of the state.

Bureaucracy: Structure and regulations in place to control activity. Usually in large organizations and government operations.

Administration: The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.

Executive orders: a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

Executive privilege: In the United States government, executive privilege is the power claimed by the President of the United States

War powers act: is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.

Reprieve: A document authorizing such an action.

Pardon: An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.

Commutation: A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.

Presidential primary: The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses held in each U.S. state and territory forms part of the nominating process of United States presidential elections.

National convention: A meeting of the major figures in a political party to outline a party platform, set party rules, select a nominee for president as well as rally supporters.