The Existence of President’s Authority and Responsibility in Realizing the Purpose of the State

Abstract

The government protects the entire Indonesian nation and the entire Indonesian blood, promotes the general prosperity and educate the life of the nation. As a State that intended to promote the general welfare, the attachment of the function of promoting the general welfare in the welfare state raises several consequences to the implementation of government. The research used in this article is a normative research. The results show that the existence of arrangement on the President’ authority and responsibility remain regulated and guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Hence, in realizing the States’ goal to prosper the people is depending on the morale and commitment of the President. The President’ responsibility in realizing the State’ goal in this matter Public Welfare in addition to carrying out what has been regulated by legislation, should formulate a program related to the promises at the time of the campaign as a form of commitment to the people. Based on the findings of this research, the authors suggested that for the next presidential election really pay attention to a candidate not only from physical appearance but need to track record how the commitment to the 1945 Constitution in in Realizing the Purpose of the State.

Keywords: Constitutional Rights, President, Welfare State