The president of the senate also serves as the (1 point) head of the appropriations committee lieutenant governor majority whip head of the state supreme court

The president of the senate also serves as the   lieutenant governor  .
The president of the senate is the second most powerful position on the state level (behind governor).
If both Governor and vice governor are involved in a certain scandal that forced them to back down for example, president of the senate would take control of the states goverment.

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