recall

(noun)

a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended

Related Terms

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  • new jersey plan
  • Connecticut Compromise
  • virginia plan

Examples of recall in the following topics:

  • Types of Elections

    • A referendum may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official, or simply a specific government policy.
    • Similarly, a recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
    • Recalls, which are initiated when sufficient voters sign a petition, have a history dating back to the ancient Athenian democracy and are a feature of several contemporary constitutions.
  • The Twenty-Seven Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

    • Recall the number of amendments to the Constitution and their aims
  • Powers Denied to Congress

    • Recall the limits placed on Congressional power by Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution
  • The Virginia and New Jersey Plans

    • This legislature would contain the dual principles of rotation in office and recall, applied to the lower house of the national legislature .
    • Congress would elect a federal executive who cannot be re-elected and subject to recall by Congress;
  • Constitutional Issues and Compromises

    • Rotation in office and recall were two principles applied to the lower house of the national legislature.
  • The First Spouse

    • The earliest known written evidence of the title is from the November 3, 1863, diary entry of William Howard Russell, in which he recalled gossip about "the First Lady in the Land," referring to Mary Todd Lincoln.
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