First of all, efficiency means the ability to being able to do something successfully with no wasting energy or time.
The founding fathers thought that order and effiency were important but they were not as powerful as liberty of the individuals. So even if the Constitution should be ruled by those aspects some blocks were needed to govern and take out aut authoritarianism.
A patriarch is the highest church official.
The chinese were looking for more land to colonize and exploit
True , family values in Ancient Rome included obedience to elders and devotion to the gods
