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====Civil rights====
====Civil rights====
Reid voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref>, though later voted in favor of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref> and the [[Civil Rights Act]] of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref> Her vote against the 1964 bill, being the only member of Congress from Illinois to do so, was likely attributed to her pro-small government viewpoints. While little is recorded about her stance on the 1964 bill, it's important to note that most of the Republicans who opposed the legislation supported [[civil rights]] but opposed sections of the bill that they believed would expand the size and scope of the federal government beyond the parameters permitted by the [[Constitution]], including senators [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Bourke Hickenlooper]], and [[Norris Cotton]].
Reid voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref>, though later voted in favor of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref> and the [[Civil Rights Act]] of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 20, 2021.</ref> Her vote against the 1964 bill, being the only member of Congress from Illinois to do so, was likely attributed to her pro-small government viewpoints. While little is recorded about her stance on the 1964 bill, it's important to note that most of the Republicans who opposed the legislation supported [[civil rights]] but opposed sections of the bill that they believed would expand the size and scope of the federal government beyond the parameters permitted by the [[Constitution]], including senators [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Bourke Hickenlooper]], and [[Norris Cotton]].
====School prayer====
Reid opposed the wrongly decided [[U.S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] decision ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]'' which banned [[school prayer]], contending that it "encourages agnosticism and atheism." She introduced a constitutional amendment to allow non-compulsory prayer in public schools, having noted that business in Congress were preceded by prayers.
====Stances on Lyndon Johnson's policies====
====Stances on Lyndon Johnson's policies====