Case 11-2 Inheritance can be a tricky concept to understand, so you are working with your classmates to come up with some ways to remember how it works. Which of the following is NOT an example of a valid base class-subclass relationship that you and your classmates can study as a model?
A) employee-hourly worker
B) faculty member-computer science instructor
C) president-congressman
D) student-scholarship athlete

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The relationship between a president and a congressman does not fit the base class-subclass relationship as they have distinct roles and responsibilities within a political system. The other options are valid as an employee can be a subclass of an hourly worker, a computer science instructor can be a subclass of a faculty member, and a scholarship athlete can be a subclass of a student.

Case 11-2 Inheritance Can Be a Tricky Concept to Understand