Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 the social science of municipal affairs; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Civics \Civ"ics\, n.
   The science of civil government.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
civics
    n 1: the social science of municipal affairs