Identify the term which is written in preamble of Indian Constitution but not written in preamble of U.S. Constitution:

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The correct option is 4:

The correct option is 4: **Democratic**.

This question requires a precise comparison of the wording found in the Preambles of the two largest democracies: India and the United States. The term "Democratic" is explicitly written in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, which resolves to constitute India into a "Sovereign Socialist Secular **Democratic** Republic." This highlights the nature of the Indian polity where the government derives its authority from the will of the people, expressed through universal adult franchise and elections. In contrast, while the United States is undoubtedly a democratic state, the exact word "Democratic" does not appear in its Preamble. The U.S. Preamble focuses on establishing justice, promoting general welfare, and securing liberty, but it does not formally classify the state as a "Democratic" Republic in the same introductory sentence as the Indian Preamble does. This makes "Democratic" the unique term present in the Indian Preamble but absent in the U.S. Preamble among the given choices.

The incorrect option is 1: **We the People**.

Option 1, "We the People," is incorrect because this phrase is the powerful opening line of *both* the U.S. Constitution and the Indian Constitution's Preamble (the latter stating, "We, the people of India..."). This phrase establishes the sovereign source of both constitutions as the people themselves, meaning it is common to both foundational documents, not unique to the Indian Preamble. The inclusion of this term in both signifies the shared foundational principle of popular sovereignty.

The incorrect option is 2: **Justice**.

Option 2, "Justice," is incorrect because it is a goal explicitly stated in both preambles. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution states that one of its purposes is to "**establish Justice**." The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is even more expansive, securing to all citizens "**Justice**, social, economic and political." Since the term is clearly present in the core objectives of both founding documents, it cannot be the term that is unique to the Indian Preamble.

The incorrect option is 3: **Liberty**.

Option 3, "Liberty," is incorrect because, like Justice, it is a core value upheld by both documents in their respective preambles. The U.S. Preamble states the goal to "**secure the Blessings of Liberty** to ourselves and our Posterity." The Indian Preamble secures to all citizens "**Liberty** of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship." Therefore, the concept and term of liberty are prominent and deliberately included in the introductions of both the American and Indian Constitutions.