仿佛就是一个共和政体。

It is like being in a republic.

这是共和政体历史上常见的现象。

That has happened often before in the history of republics.

美聋坚合众国保证合众国各纵说行共和政体。

The United States shall guarantee to state in this union a republican form of government.

罗马人追崇“共和政体”，在这一体制下，代表为了共同利益而做一番“权衡”，也不是什么藏着掖着的事，他们对自己的功败垂成也要负起责任。

The Romans chose a republic, as a "public thing", where representatives could make trade-offs for the common good and were accountable for the sum of their achievements.