Strengthening the Authority of the People's Consultative Assembly the Republic of Indonesia to Create Checks and Balances System based on Post-Amendment Constitution 1945

Abstract

The aims of the research is to analyze the urgency of strengthening the authority of the People's Consultative Assembly the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI), because post-amendment constitution 1945 in year 1999-2002 the MPR RI is currently only placed as a state institution of accessories in the design of state governance which has only one authority, namely a five-year meeting to appoint the president and vice president after the presidential election. MPR RI institutions need to be designed to have performance accountability and build balanced relationships between state high institutions and state commissions in presidential government system. This research uses socio constitutional legal methods to focus on secondary data from various legislation and literature studies. The purpose of this research is that the MPR RI as the unique democratic institution of Indonesia can be further empowered and strengthen the practice of the parliamentary system of Tricameralism: the MPR RI, the House of Representatives (DPR RI), and Regional Representative Council (DPD RI). To strengthen the authority of the MPR RI are: (1) the authority to request performance reports of state institutions; (2) the authority to make regulations; (3) the authority to increase the composition of the group's delegates; and (4) the authority to form the guidelines of state guidance (GBHN).