1. Distinguish between the terms actus reus and mens rea. How are they significant in criminal law?
2. To what standard of law must the defendants 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?
3. To what standard of law must each element of the actus reus be proven, and why?
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?

Paper Instructions: For this Module 3 SLP Assignment, it is designed to work in parallel with the Case Assignment, which build on each other Module by Module. After completing Module 3 Case Assignment, where you wrote a Case Assignment on Pepsico & wrote a 8 page paper, complete this 3 page SLP Assignment using the same company used in Module 1 & 2 SLP (highlighted on SLP attachment). Research is required. The written assignment requires an Intro (2-3 sentences), Body, Conclusion (2-3sentences), in-text citations and References, written in third person. Please show clearly in the written report the topics from the Mod3SLP being answered directly & entirely. Use the overview attachment for references (hyperlinks) and very important, please use schools library as directions/Research Instructions state as a MUST requirement. Also, be careful of paragraph construction and using very long paragraphs. Develop a single idea (based off subtitles) in a paragraph rather than multiple ideas, which can impede readability and understanding.