The United States is a symmetric federation, as each of the 50 states in the Union has the same standing and powers under the United States Constitution. This was affirmed in Coyle v. Smith when the U. S. Supreme Court declared a provision of the Oklahoma Enabling Act which required the State capital be located in Guthrie, Oklahoma until at least 1913, as being unconstitutional.
The United States is structured as a balanced federation, with each of its 50 states possessing equal power and status under the U.S. Constitution. This principle was affirmed by the Supreme Court's ruling in Coyle v. Smith, which declared an Oklahoma law requiring the state capital to be located in Guthrie until at least 1913 as unconstitutional.