▁guarante es ▁and ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁b ic amer al ▁system ▁of ▁government , ▁with ▁a ▁sen ate ▁and ▁a ▁lower ▁chamber . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March , ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁were ▁almost ▁completely ▁in ▁agreement . ▁However , ▁the ▁Republican ▁side ▁wanted ▁a ▁dominant ▁role ▁within ▁the ▁federal ▁state , ▁while ▁the ▁Dutch ▁wanted ▁a ▁greater ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁non - Rep ublic ▁states . ▁In ▁the ▁run ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch – Ind ones ian ▁Round ▁Table ▁Conference ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁Dutch ▁would ▁hand ▁over ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁( R US I ), ▁Ide ▁An ak ▁Ag ung ▁G de ▁Ag ung , ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁East ▁Indones ia , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁non - Rep ublic ▁states , ▁invited ▁future ▁R US I ▁government ▁officials ▁to ▁ ▁attend ▁an ▁Inter - Ind ones ia ▁Conference ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁a ▁negoti ating ▁position . ▁Two ▁such ▁con ferences ▁were ▁held , ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁basic ▁principles ▁and ▁outline ▁for ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Content ▁The ▁constitution ▁had ▁ 1 9 7 ▁articles ▁in ▁six ▁main ▁sections : ▁ ▁En act ment ▁and ▁ab rog ation ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Federal ▁Constitution ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁with ▁the ▁formal ▁hand ing ▁over ▁of ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 1