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.

Q: Category: PRESIDENTIAL PETS 
Clue: As a warning to Congress, president James Garfield named his dog this

A: veto
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Q: Category: PEOPLES OF THE WORLD 
Clue: Numbering about 25 million, they're the largest ethnic group in the world with no home nation

A: the kurds
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Q: Category: AMERICAN HISTORY 
Clue: At the outbreak of hostilities of the Civil War, he was president of the Senate

A:
hannibal hamlin
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