The Civics merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges
issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911. Civics is a
discontinued merit badge. It was one of the original 1911 merit
badges, but was renamed Citizenship by the 1948 revision to the
Boy Scout Handbook. That badge was then replaced by Citizenship
in the Nation in in 1951 and Citizenship in the Community and
Citizenship in the Home in 1952 (later renamed as the Family
Life merit badge). At the same time, the World Brotherhood merit
badge was introduced, and these four badges constituted the
"Citizenship Group" of merit badges, any two of which were
required for Eagle. In 1972, the Citizenship in the World merit
badge replaced World Brotherhood. Civics requirements at
inception - State the principal citizenship requirements of an
elector in his state. - Know the principal features of the
naturalization laws of the United States. - Know how President,
Vice-President, senators, and congressmen of the United States
are elected and their terms of offi