After the death of Josip Broz Tito, who was the leader of Communist party and the president of the State there were no strong politicians who were able to preserve the unity of the country.
Economical crisis erupted and nationalism started spreading. Some republic declared Independence, which lead to Civil war.
The Civil war that erupted was followed with the biggest atrocities on the soil of Europe since WW2.
The Founding Fathers felt the right to petition and assemble which supported the organizing principle of popular sovereignty of the Constitution. The founding fathers included John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.