Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Charles Guiteau shot and killed President Garfield because the president did not give him a federal appointment.
B) President Arthur,a former customs clerk of New York,encouraged passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883.
C) Andrew Jackson opposed the patronage system.
D) President Arthur was called "the Prince of Patronage" before working to pass the Pendleton Act.
E) None of the above; all are true.
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