plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a social science dealing with the rights and duties of citizens
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For one, this suggests that too many teachers think of civics instruction as a chance to promote a particular policy agenda.
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Time, 12 Jan. 2023
The seriocomic vote for speaker of the house is sure to be banned from future Florida civics and political science textbooks.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
Andrew Wilkes is chief policy and advocacy officer for Generation Citizen, a nonpartisan national civics education organization that provided support to Measure VY proponents.
—Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
The civics group also claims the defendants are affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia group on trial in a D.C. federal court for seditious conspiracy in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
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Time, 12 Jan. 2023
The seriocomic vote for speaker of the house is sure to be banned from future Florida civics and political science textbooks.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
Andrew Wilkes is chief policy and advocacy officer for Generation Citizen, a nonpartisan national civics education organization that provided support to Measure VY proponents.
—Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
The civics group also claims the defendants are affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia group on trial in a D.C. federal court for seditious conspiracy in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
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“Civics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civics. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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civics
noun
civ·ics
ˈsiv-iks 
: the study of the rights and duties of citizens
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