Distinguish between the terms actus reus and mens rea

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Question 1: Distinguish between the terms actus reus and mens rea. How are they significant in criminal law?

Question 2: To what standard of law must the defendant's mens rea be proven in order to gain a criminal conviction? Must the state prove "what the defendant was thinking at the time of the crime" in order to prove mens rea? Why or why not?

Question 3: To what standard of law must each element of the actus reus be proven, and why?

Question 4: Which of the two legal requirements listed above (i.e., actus reus and mens rea) is more difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt in a trial, and why?

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