How do any of the television programs you watch reinforce positive or negative views of government? Do you think that cartoons, television,...

Good question.  As I pondered the idea of government in
each of the media you mentioned (cartoons, music, movies, television), I could think of
examples in each which both support and mock or satirize  the authority of government. 
So the short (and rather lame) answer has to be that it depends on the cartoonist's,
musician's, director's, or producer's point of view. 

I
will say this, though--it's much easier to lampoon or satirize all authority, government
included, than to praise it.  Look at the comics, and anything political is making fun
of the government rather supporting it.  Movies in which there is political corruption
or ineptitude are way more common than movies where the President or the politicians are
heroes (such as Independence Day).  Television shows are rarely set
in the political arena; when they are there is generally a perspective and practice of
corruption.  (My favorite TV series of all time, West Wing, is a
glaring exception to the rule.) Music which concerns itself at all with such matters is
either patriotic and supportive of the country (with rare references to actual political
offices) or hating "the man" who's in charge.

It seems to
me what is more prevalent in each of these venues is an attitude toward
authority--parents, law enforcement, the courts, teachers...anyone who is an authority
figure.  They're villified or made to look foolish many more times than they're
portrayed as the actual heroes or authorities they are in real life.  And that's across
the board in movies, cartoons, television, and music.

An
interesting idea to think about to start my morning.  Thanks!