Principles of the Indonesian system is based on the 1945 Constitution before the amendment of the 1945 Constitution stated in the explanation of the seven key staple of the state government system as follows .

Indonesia is a state based on law ( rechtsstaat ) .
Constitutional system .
The highest state power in the hands of the People's Consultative Assembly .
The President is the highest organizers state government under the People's Consultative Assembly .
The President is not responsible to the House of Representatives .
Minister of the state is a presidential aide , not the state minister responsible to the House of Representatives .
Heads of state power is not infinite
The new order of government with seven key staple on running very stable and strong . The government has immense power . Presidential administration systems that run on this era has the disadvantage that weak oversight of the House but also has the advantages of more stable conditions of administration .
At the end of the era of the new order emerging movement to reform the existing system toward a more democratic government . To achieve this requires a constitutional government ( by the constitution ) . Constitutional government in which there is a restriction for power and guarantee human rights . Then perform the amendments to the Act of 1945 as much as 4 times , years : 1999,2000,2001,2002 . Based on this amended Constitution expected a more democratic system of government will be realized .

Principles Governing System After Amendment

A unitary state with the broad principles of regional autonomy . Territory is divided into several provinces .
The form of government is a constitutional republic , while the presidential system of government .
The President is the head of state and head of government at the same time . President and vice president elected directly by the people in a single package .
Cabinet or a minister appointed by the president and is responsible to the president .
Parliament consists of two parts ( bicameral ) , House of Representatives ( DPR ) and the Regional Representative Council ( DPD ) . The board members are members of the Assembly . Parliament has legislative power and authority overseeing the running of the government .
Judicial power is executed by the Supreme Court and judicial bodies underneath .
The system of government is also taking the elements of the system of parliamentary government and a reform to eliminate the weaknesses that exist in the presidential system . Several variations of the presidential system of government in Indonesia is as follows ;
The President may at any time be dismissed by the Assembly upon the recommendation of the House of Representatives . Thus , Parliament still has the power president overseeing though indirectly .
Appoints an acting president in the country need consideration or approval of Parliament .
President in issuing certain policies need consideration or approval of Parliament .
Parliament was given greater powers in terms of shaping the law and the right budget ( budget )

Thus , there are new changes in the Indonesian system. It was intended to fix the old presidential system . The new changes , among others, the direct elections , the bicameral system , cheks and-balance mechanism , and giving greater powers to the parliament to perform surveillance and budget functions