it is called the preamble.
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The preamble is the introduction at the beginning of a formal document. It usually gives the reasons for the following information.
what is the first part of the document called?
An overture...
The MayFlower Compact was the first governed document.
It states the purpose of the constitution. Tells us that document will do certain things and gives an introduction to the reasons it is written.