FUNGSI LEGISLASI DPD DALAM SISTEM KETATANEGARAN INDONESIA

Abstract

The legislative institution representing the majority of the people and the government
is responsible to him. In order to reform the structure of the legislative institution in
Indonesia into two rooms (bicameral) consisting of the House of Representatives
(Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)) and the Regional Representative Council (Dewan
Perwakilan Daerah (DPD)). By the bicameral structure of the legislation process is
expected to be held by double checking system that allow representation of the
interests of all the people can be achieved relatively wider social base through.
Legislation function, related to the authority determine, the rules that bind and
restrict citizens to the legal norms. The Regional Representative Council (Dewan
Perwakilan Daerah (DPD)) function, which is supposed to be a counterpart to the
power of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)), looks no
more than “accessories” representation system in Indonesia, which is still thick with
unicameral system. Bicameral representation system adopted in the composition of
representative institutions Indonesia can be categorized as a soft bicameral system.
With a power as given by the constitution of Indonesia, the Regional Representative
Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (DPD)) as a representation of the regional
people’s institution do not yet get the goal at the purpose of this institution
establishment.