recall
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 were one of the many instruments of direct democracy, instituted during the Progressive era, by which reformers tried to empower the people and combat corporate power and governmental corruption.
Source: Boundless. “Elements of Reform.” Boundless U.S. History. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 11 Nov. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-progressive-era-1890-1917-22/labor-local-and-political-reform-166/elements-of-reform-907-10424/
Source: Boundless. “The Muckrakers.” Boundless U.S. History. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 11 Nov. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-progressive-era-1890-1917-22/labor-local-and-political-reform-166/the-muckrakers-909-9651/