TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: THE U.S. CONGRESS 
Clue: Frustrated with his own political party, in 2001 this senator from Vermont switched to indepedent

SOLUTION: jeffords

PROBLEM: Category: ODD WORDS 
Clue: Eutexia is the quality of doing this at a minimum temperature, like ice in a soft drink

SOLUTION: melt

PROBLEM: Category: THE OLD TESTAMENT 
Clue: The trumpets sounded, Joshua's people shouted & this city's "wall fell down flat"

SOLUTION:
jericho