Civics is a school subject about how a country is run and what citizens may do and must do — voting, laws, rights, the parts of government. In American English you “take civics”; the word looks plural but names one subject, like mathematics.

Civics is a school subject about how a country is runcivics是一門學校科目，講的是一個國家怎麼運作 and what citizens may do and must do — voting, laws, rights, the parts of government還有公民可以做什麼、必須做什麼——投票、法律、權利、政府的組成部分。In American English you 'take civics'美式英文說「take civics」 the word looks plural but names one subject, like mathematics這個字看起來是複數，但指的是一門學科，就像mathematics一樣。

British schools more often say citizenship.

British schools more often say citizenship英國學校比較常說citizenship。

Though actually the class is not history (what happened) and not just politics (who is fighting for power): it is the working picture of public life, aimed at people who will live in that system.

Though actually the class is not history (what happened) and not just politics (who is fighting for power)不過其實，這門課不是歷史（發生過什麼事），也不只是政治（誰在爭奪權力） it is the working picture of public life, aimed at people who will live in that system它是公共生活的實際樣貌，是講給將來要生活在這個體制裡的人聽的。

In Taiwan the closest school name is usually 公民 or 公民與社會, not a borrowed word “civics.” Outside school, civics can also mean that same set of ideas about being a citizen, but the everyday home of the word is the classroom.

In Taiwan the closest school name is usually 公民 or 公民與社會在台灣，最接近的課名通常是「公民」或「公民與社會」 not a borrowed word 'civics.'而不是把civics音譯過來。Outside school, civics can also mean that same set of ideas about being a citizen在學校以外，civics也可以指同一套關於身為公民的概念 but the everyday home of the word is the classroom但這個詞平常最常出現的地方還是教室。