▁legisl ative ▁power ▁is ▁v ested ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁parliament , ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors . ▁The ▁king ▁can ▁issue ▁decre es ▁called ▁dah irs , ▁which ▁have ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁law . ▁He ▁can ▁also ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁parliament ▁after ▁consult ing ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁constitution al ▁court . ▁ ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁pre domin ant ▁religion ▁is ▁Islam , ▁and ▁its ▁official ▁languages ▁are ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Ber ber , ▁the ▁latter ▁ach ieving ▁official ▁recognition ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁native ▁language ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁before ▁the ▁Muslim ▁con quest ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁C . E . ▁The ▁Mor oc can ▁dialect ▁of ▁Arab ic , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Dar ija , ▁and ▁French ▁are ▁also ▁widely ▁spoken . ▁Mor oc can ▁culture ▁is ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁Ber ber , ▁Arab , ▁Se ph ardi ▁Jews , ▁West ▁African ▁and ▁European ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁League , ▁the ▁Union ▁for ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁the ▁African ▁Union . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁full ▁Arab ic ▁name ▁ ▁() ▁transl ates ▁to ▁" K ing dom ▁of ▁the ▁West "; ▁although ▁" the ▁West " ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁is ▁ ▁. ▁The ▁name ▁also ▁can ▁refer ▁to ▁evening . ▁For ▁historical ▁references , ▁medieval ▁Arab ▁histor ians ▁and