The Influence Of Public Administration On Political Education

Abstract

5 Basic Principles of the Republic of Indonesia, which is  a guide  for every Indonesian   how to live as a community and in a nation and for   every govenmental service and  for every state  institution at central or regional level for its impLementation, truly and completely. Further more MPR assigned   the President as having full power, or the President together with the DPR (House of People's Representatives) to endeavour P4 be implemented as best as possible, but always within the existing laws.            Political education in Indonesia before July 5, 1959 (i.e. the Political education according to the UUDS (Provisional Constitution) dependended largely on the support of the House of Represen- tatives (DPR) also on the position of the Minister. In Indonesia before simplification of the Party System, there were so many parties (multi-party system) that there wos no party being a majority party able to form a Government without the cooperation of other parties. As a consequence, the foundation of a government (cabinet) on a cooperation/coalition of several parties, followed by the distribution of certain Ministerial seats which later were represented iin Government, so that the Department (or Ministery) in question seemed to be “owned” by the Party and the functions within the Ministery in question were occupied mostly by party members or at least by those sympathizing with the party.

Keywords: Public Administration, Political Education