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A group of Florida citizens in the Miami area have recently started meeting once a
month to share information and talk about actions they can take to improve
conditions in their community. When they are not meeting, they are gathering
information, e-mailing Florida legislators, and collecting signatures for a petition
they created to pass a new law or amend Florida's constitution.
Which of the following BEST describes what the citizens mentioned in the passage are doing?