The Motion Picture Association of America is an organization of movie studios that censors movies distributed in America. The MPAA is a non-profit, private company with no connection to the U.S. government. The organization claims this is necessary to ensure the government does not violate the First Amendment rights of American citizens. It further states that because the studios police themselves, the government has no need to do so. While this fact may be true, a large number of past MPAA presidents have been ex-politicians with ties to the U.S. government.
The focus of the MPAA is censorship of films. The organization rates almost all films produced and distributed by the United States. It then awards those films a rating based on the content. The MPAA does not specifically instruct film studios which scenes they should cut in order to receive a particular rating. It instead releases a general opinion as to why the film will receive the rating. The studio then has the opportunity to cut the film again and resubmit it to the MPAA for another review. If a studio chooses not to comply with the MPAA rating system for a particular film, then that film will not receive an MPAA rating. Without an MPAA rating, theater owners will not book the film in U.S. theaters.
Most critics understand and support the need to protect children from exposure to inappropriate subject matter. Still, some vocal critics claim that movie studios have made use of the MPAA rating system to promote particular films. These critics say that features released by the major studios receive less censorship than features released by independent film studios. Several documentaries have come out recently that provide evidence to support this argument. The MPAA, on the other hand, defends its methods by saying its employees review a film based on an objective scale.
Critics also complain that some action movie directors purposefully seek an R-rating for a film. They do so to attract larger audiences and increase ticket sales. These critics explain that if an action film has a lot of violence, then more people will go to see it. They further explain that the MPAA does not censor violence as readily as sexual content or harsh language. These critics state that if violence is just as objectionable as other adult subject matter, then the MPAA should censor it just as often. Critics of the MPAA, like film critic Roger Ebert, call for the MPAA to restructure its process to produce ratings that are more accurate.
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Select the correct answer.
Read the following sentence from the passage.

"While this fact may be true, a large number of past MPAA presidents have been ex-politicians with ties to the US government."

What does the quote from the passage imply?
A.
The association between the MPAA presidents and the U.S. government means the organization may be influenced by the government.
B.
The past MPAA presidents must have been extremely trustworthy individuals because of their association with the U.S. government.
C.
One can assume that there have been an equal number of MPAA presidents who had no ties whatsoever with the U.S. government.
D.
The past presidents of the MPAA must have done something wrong because they were dismissed for service with the government.