From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcivicsciv‧ics /ˈsɪvɪks/ noun [uncountable] especially American English SEa school subject dealing with the rights and duties of citizens and the way government worksGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?Civics is followed by a singular verb: Civics is her favourite subject.
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civics• It comes straight out of a civics textbook.• I had never seen her before, although she looked something like my eighth-grade civics teacher.• Use has also been made of Russell's work on the teaching of civics in Northern Ireland schools.• They had their civics and home economics. 