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 simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

[EX Q]: Category: THE KING IS DEAD 
Clue: On Sept. 9, 1087 this Norman stopped stormin' after being thrown from his horse at the Battle of Mantes
[EX A]: william the conqueror

[EX Q]: Category: POETRY 
Clue: Completes Omar Khayyam's threesome, "Jug of wine, a loaf of bread -- and"
[EX A]: "thou"

[EX Q]: Category: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 
Clue: Originally, members of the U.S. Senate were chosen not by popular vote, but by these bodies
[EX A]:
state legislatures