A level politics essay plans

Compulsory voting most effective way of improving democracy?-ANS Compulsory Voting -Higher participation means more legitimacy, more representative parliament, politicians have to cater to whole electorate Rebut- Authoritarian, votes likely to be meaningless and unconsidered (detrimental to democracy), tax on existence Bill of Rights -Protects civil liberties, Theresa May talking about getting rid of some HRA bits, protects democracy in the long term Rebut- Flexibility, Gun laws in America etc. Get rid of Lords -Unelected, Undemocratic, effects UK law, appointed for Partisan reasons Rebut- Lords have important scrutinising function, relies upon unaccountability, can't be affected by govt. Core parties stayed true to ideas?-ANS Tories Same- Traditional institutions (Crown, Army, Trident), laissez faire, pro-business, law and order Different- Abortion, Gay marriage, David Cameron on the NHS Labour- Old to new