Symmetric federalism refers to a federal system of government in which each constituent state to the federation possess equal powers. In a symmetric federalism no distinction is made between constituent states.[1] This is in contrast to asymmetric federalism, where a distinction is made between constituent states.
Examples
Australia
Australia is a symmetric federation, as each of the 6 states are given equal levels of autonomy and representation in the Parliament, aside from differences in their representation in the House of Representatives that are due to their different populations.[2] Australia also has territories, which are autonomous divisions with devolved powers, but are subordinate to the federal government and organized in varying ways.