<human>:  Why is it called the First amendment?
<bot>: The First Amendment was the first of the Bill of Rights to be ratified. The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."